Legislative Initiatives
The 2026 session is complete. Of the measures touching the San Diego defense community that SDMAC tracked to the Governor's desk, eight were signed into law and two were vetoed. SDMAC's supported priority, SB 296, is now law. Filter by outcome or search below.
Property Tax Relief for Severely Disabled Veterans
Signed · Sept 28, 2026Governor Newsom signed SB 296 into law on September 28, 2026, as part of a bipartisan package of veterans and servicemember bills. A SDMAC supported priority, it expands the disabled veterans' property tax exemption for homeowners who are 100 percent disabled, and for their unmarried surviving spouses, on homes valued up to $1,000,000. Veterans with household income below the prescribed limits receive a full 100 percent exemption, and those above the limits receive a 50 percent exemption. The exemption applies to lien dates from January 1, 2027 through January 1, 2032, so it first affects the 2027 to 2028 tax year. Chaptered as Chapter 727, Statutes of 2026.
SB 1407: The Fight Continues
Held in CommitteeNot every priority crossed the finish line. SB 1407, SDMAC's cosponsored measure, was held in the Assembly Appropriations suspense file and never advanced to a floor vote. It would have expanded the Personal Income Tax Law exclusions for military retirement pay and Survivor Benefit Plan annuity payments, raising the income eligible for exclusion to $40,000, adjusting the limits for inflation, and extending the exclusions through the 2036 tax year. It was a yearlong effort that fell short at the final fiscal hurdle. We intend to reintroduce it next year and continue the fight to secure this tax relief for military retirees and surviving spouses.
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