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Newsom Vetoes AB 2186 Reparations Tax Exemption

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC · How we work

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Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assemblymember Tina McKinnor's AB 2186 reparations tax-exemption bill.
He said the bill's unknown fiscal impact could strain the General Fund.
AB 2186 would have exempted reparations from personal income tax Jan 1 2028-Jan 1 2033.
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan authored AB 2599 requiring firms with $100 million revenue and pre-1965 origins to disclose slavery-era transactions.
McKinnor pledged to reintroduce the bill in 2027, saying reparations compensate generations of injustice.

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Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assemblymember Tina McKinnor's AB 2186 reparations tax-exemption bill.
He said the bill's unknown fiscal impact could strain the General Fund.
AB 2186 would have exempted reparations from personal income tax Jan 1 2028-Jan 1 2033.
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan authored AB 2599 requiring firms with $100 million revenue and pre-1965 origins to disclose slavery-era transactions.
McKinnor pledged to reintroduce the bill in 2027, saying reparations compensate generations of injustice.