Bill Moving Through California Legislature That Would Keep President Trump Off Primary Ballot Unless He Releases Tax Returns

Taxpayers across at least 38 states will see significant changes in state taxes in 2023 with 11 states trimming their state income tax levies beginning Jan. 1. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

After passing the California Senate in a 27-10 vote, a bill that would require all presidential candidates to publicly release the past five years of their income tax returns in order to appear on all future presidential primary ballots has moved to the state Assembly.

On May 28, the bill’s authors, State Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), announced that amendments were added to SB 27 that would require gubernatorial candidates to release their tax returns.