(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any amount awarded as a shuttered venue operator grant pursuant to Section 9009a of Title 15 of the United States Code.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (d) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.

(2) Subsection (d) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase “For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986” with “For purposes of this part”.

(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.

(c) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Ineligible entity” means a taxpayer that either:

(A) Is a publicly-traded company.

(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

(2) “Publicly-traded company” means a publicly-traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

(d) This section shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 3, Sec. 12. (SB 113) Effective February 9, 2022.)