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Committee places AB 397 on suspense file; bill would gradually expand California child tax credit to older children

2532456 · March 10, 2025
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Summary

AB 397 would expand the Young Child Tax Credit incrementally to cover children up to age 18 (and some college-aged children) over four years; proponents said the change would lift additional low-income families out of poverty. The committee referred the bill to the suspense file.

Assembly Bill 397, presented by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would expand the state's Young Child Tax Credit over a four-year schedule and rename it the California Child Tax Credit. The expansion phases eligibility upward: in 2025 for children under 10; 2026 for under 13; 2027 for under 16; and…

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