^[PDF] Increases excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products and applies the tobacco products excise tax to electronic cigarettes (Amendment #1).

Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Taxes Tobacco products are subject to state and federal excise taxes, and state and local sales and use taxes. In contrast, electronic cigarettes are currently not subject to state and federal excise taxes but are subject to state and local sales and use taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150544.pdf

^[PDF] Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

BACKGROUND INFORMATION State Taxes and Fees Taxes. The State Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature for measures that result in net aggregate increases in revenues from imposing new taxes or changing existing taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050540.pdf

^[PDF] Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

BACKGROUND INFORMATION State Taxes and Fees Taxes. The State Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature for measures that result in net aggregate increases in revenues from imposing new taxes or changing existing taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050596.pdf

2010 Initiative Analysis: The McCauley Pension Recovery Act (version 2)

We discuss the impact of the proposed income tax surcharge and the excise tax separately below. Income Tax Surcharge The FTB estimates that the income tax surcharge would generate roughly $15  billion per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100325.aspx

2010 Initiative Analysis: The McCauley Pension Recovery Act

We discuss the impact of the proposed income tax surcharge and the excise tax separately below. Income Tax Surcharge The FTB estimates that the income tax surcharge would generate roughly $5  billion per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100155.aspx

2014 Initiative Analysis: California Brain Research and Tobacco Tax Act of 2014 (Amendment #1-S)

File No. 14 ‑0003, Amendment #1-S) that would increase the state’s cigarette excise tax from 87 cents to $1.87 per pack. Background Tobacco Taxes Existing State Excise Taxes. Current state law imposes excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as cigars and chewing tobacco.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2014/140025.aspx

State Tax Expenditures -- Over One-Third of

State Tax Expenditures -- Over One-Third of Direct Expenditures 1991-92 Tax expenditure programs (TEPs) are the various tax exclusions, exemptions, preferential tax rates, credits, and deferrals which reduce the amount of revenues collected from the st ate's "basic " tax structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/011696_calfacts/cf96d.html

2009 Initiative Analysis: California Cancer Research Act (Version 3)

This measure would increase excise taxes on cigarettes and use these revenues to fund various health research and tobacco-related programs. Background Tobacco Taxes Existing Tax Rate. Current state law imposes excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090811.aspx

^[PDF] The McCaley-Rooker Wealth Tax and Oceans Preservation Act

Offsetting these additional revenues would be reductions associated with various tax programs. The largest of these reductions in- volve the proposed refundable health insurance tax credit, teacher tax credit, and prop- erty tax credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070091.pdf

^[PDF] major_milestones

Set property tax rate at 1 percent, cutting local government property taxes by over half. Transferred control over property tax allocation to state. Established acquisition-based assessment system. Requires new local special taxes to be approved by two-thirds of voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2008/major_milestones_032708.pdf