THE COMMITTEE, THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
MANAGE ONGOING COVID 19 RISKS,
THE SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME
THE PUBLIC AND HAS PROVIDED
ACCESS TO BOTH IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE
NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED
ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND I
WILL ANNOUNCE IT NOW. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 187722.
AND THE ACCESS CODE. IS 824599.
I WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING
THE HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY,
AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED FROM
THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE OR
HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED.
WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN IN
THIS COMMITTEE, SO I DON'T
EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN TODAY. WE
ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARING HERE IN ROOM 2200 OF THE
STREET BUILDING. I ASK ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE
PRESENT SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR
QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR HEARING.
WE'LL TAKE THE ROLE NOW.
SENATORS CABALLERO PRESENT. EURO
PRESENT NIELSEN RUSSELL. DURAZO
PRESENT HERZBERG WIENER WIENER
PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE
HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA
TODAY, WHICH IS SB 44 OH, BY
SENATOR DODD, WHICH THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING
PURSUANT TO SENATE RULES. 29.10
D. SO WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR FIRST
AUTHOR AND I WILL PRESENT THE
BILL ON BEHALF OF SENATOR DODD,
WHO IS IN A IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE
CHAIRING. BEAUTIFUL.
OKAY? UM SENATOR CAVALLERO.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. SB 4 40
AUTHORIZES THE STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION TO PROVIDE
TAXPAYERS FILING UNDER THE
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE TAX PROGRAM TO
AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE DEADLINE
EXTENSIONS UP TO THREE MONTHS
FOR REPORTS RETURNS OR PAYMENT
OF TAX FOR ANY PERSON IN AN AREA
IDENTIFIED IN A STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S
DECLARATION OF A STATE OF
EMERGENCY OR DURING THE DURATION
OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY,
WHICHEVER IS LESS. UM, THIS BILL
IS REALLY, UM PATTERNED AFTER A
GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER AFTER
THE COVID PANDEMIC KIT, UM,
GIVING PEOPLE A BREAK. UM FROM
HAVING TO FILE THEIR TAXES IF
BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY. ADDITIONALLY SB 4 40
PROVIDES TAXPAYERS WHO RECEIVED
DEADLINE EXTENSION. IT MAY ALSO
BE GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY PENALTY
AND INTEREST RELIEF FROM TAXES,
BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU DON'T
TAKE PAY YOUR TAXES ON TIME,
INTEREST IN PENALTY STARTS RIGHT
AWAY. SB 4 40 IS SPONSORED BY
THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND
MIRRORS, AS I SAID RECENT
CHANGES MADE OTHER SPECIAL TAX
AND FEE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT
ALL SPECIAL TAXES AND FEES ARE
ADMINISTERED EFFICIENTLY
EFFECTIVELY AND FAIRLY WHILE
PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED ASSISTANCE
TAXPAYERS WHEN THEY NEED NEED
IT. THERE IS NO KNOWN OPPOSITION
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE TODAY. AND I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU, SENATOR CAVALLERO. I
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A SUPPORT
WITNESS. UM, UH, DUSTIN
WEATHERBY. YES. IF WE COULD GET
UM THE WITNESS. T. I BELIEVE
HE'S ON THE TELECONFERENCE LIKE
ALRIGHT, MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE
CHEROKEE? OKAY GO AHEAD. YOU
HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD. OKAY
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
CABALLERO AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M DUSTIN WEATHERBY
AND I'M THE CHIEF OF THE
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND
STATISTICS DIVISION AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION. SO FIRST LIKE TO
THANK SENATOR DODD AND HIS STAFF
FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL
IN COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
THOROUGH ANALYSIS. DEBRIEF SP 4
40 IS SPONSORED BY THE BOT. IT
MAKES TWO CHANGES. FIRST IT
ALLOWS TAXPAYERS FILING UNDER
THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TAX
PROGRAM TO AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE
DEADLINE EXTENSION OF THREE
MONTHS FOR REPORTS RETURNS OR
PAYMENT OF TAX OR ANY PERSON IN
AN AREA IDENTIFIED IN A STATE OF
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION FOR THE
LESSER OF UP TO 12 MONTHS
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S
PROCLAMATION OR DURING OR THE
DURATION OF THE EMERGENCY.
ADDITIONALLY, IT AUTHORIZES
TAXPAYERS WHO RECEIVE THESE
EXTENSIONS TO ALSO RECEIVE
PENALTY AND INTEREST RELIEF FROM
TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THAT
TAXPAYER HAS FILED A STATEMENT
UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY.
THE 4 40 STREAMLINES THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM
AND REDUCES IT AGENCY WORKLOAD
WHILE PROVIDING IMMEDIATE
SYSTEMS TO TAXPAYERS WHEN THEY
NEED IT. THE MOST SP 4 40 PASSED
OUT THE ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY,
AND I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR TIME IN THE
BOT. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT OF SB 4 40. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR WEATHERBEE. WE NOW
MOVE ON TO SUPPORT RIGHT SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM HERE IS THERE IS
ANYONE HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB 4
40. S NONE. WE MOVE ON
MODERATOR TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY SUPPORTERS OF SP 4 40 ON THE
LINE. THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS
ON THE PHONE AT THIS TIME. OKAY.
THANK YOU. AND THEN WE MOVED TO
OPPOSITION. SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE
HERE IN THE ROOM AND OPPOSITION
TO SB? 4 40. OKAY SEE NONE.
MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE ANY UM,
ONE SPEAKING OPPOSED IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 4 40 ON THE
LINE. THERE ARE NO PARTICIPANTS
ON THE PHONE AT THIS TIME. OKAY
SAYING WE HAVE NO NO MORE PROS
AND CONS. WE NOW HAVE EMOTION.
OKAY THE MOTION IS THAT THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED
IN CODE 277 IS THAT OKAY?
SOMEWHERE. MOVED BY SENATOR
WIENER. AND NOW WE VOTE, OKAY?
OH I'M SORRY. CLOSE, SENATOR
CABA YOUR IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE
CLOSING REMARKS, JUST ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE TODAY IN IN
CONCURRENCE WITH THE SENATE
ASSEMBLY ACTIONS. OKAY, READY TO
VOTE. ALRIGHT MOTION IS THAT THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED
IN SENATORS CABALLERO HIGH,
CABALLERO, I NIELSEN, DURAZO,
HERTZBERG. WIENER WIENER, I 3 TO
0. OKAY, WELL, HOLD THIS.
MEASURES ON CALL HERE. NO, DON'T
WORRY ABOUT I THINK I SAID IT
ALL. OKAY, GOOD. GOOD LUCK. I
DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GONNA
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SIT HERE.
THE REST OF YOU NEED THE ROOM,
SO WE GOT IT TO DO SOMETHING ONE
WAY.
BUT.
OKAY? WHAT? WE'RE HEARING HERE,
MAN. CHECK.
PEOPLE KNOWING THAT.
DROP DOWN THE LAST.
YEAH.
WE ARE BACK IN SESSION FOR THE
SENATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE. UM WE WILL CALL THE
ROLL ONE LAST TIME ON SB 440 BY
SENATOR DODD. THE VOTE IS 30
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING? AYE.
SENATOR NILSSON, NILSSON,
HERTZBERG HERTZBERG. NO NO, NO,
I HERZBERG I 5 TO 0, IF RIGHT, 5
TO 0. THE BILL IS OUT. THIS
CONCLUDES THE WORK TODAY FOR THE
SENATE GOVERNANCE AND FINE
FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE
IS ADJOURNED.
WE'RE GOING.
FOOD NO, MAN. I DID MY LAST 23
DAYS AGO. THE HORSE, BUT. GOING
BACK TO G O.