California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Presidential Primary Candidates to Show Five Years of Tax Returns

On May 31, the California Senate passed SB 149 on a party-line vote, 27-13. It requires presidential primary candidates to reveal five years of tax returns. A Republican Senator presented an amendment that would have also required candidates to show their birth certificates, but it was defeated. The bill now goes to the Assembly.


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California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Presidential Primary Candidates to Show Five Years of Tax Returns — 2 Comments

  1. There is nothing in the US Constitution that lists the revealing of tax returns as a required qualification for the office of President of these United States.

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