The cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment No 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - The measure establishes three types of taxes on the commercial production and sale of marijuana: Cultivation Tax. The measure imposes a cultivation tax of $2 per square foot of plant canopy on marijuana grown for medical or recreational use.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-075

Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - (In addition to the 1.45  percent tax towards Medicare, high earners pay an additional 0.9  percent of pay on earnings above a certain threshold; however, the employer does not pay this additional tax.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-076

Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No.1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - (In addition to the 1.45  percent tax towards Medicare, high earners pay an additional 0.9  percent of pay on earnings above a certain threshold; however, the employer does not pay this additional tax.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-077

Personal income taxes and funding for education and health programs (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - Figure 1 summarizes income tax rates under current law , including Proposition 30 ’s temporary tax increases. After Proposition 30 expires, current law provides for a 9.3 percent top marginal income tax rate (not counting a 1 percent tax rate on taxable income i n excess of $1 million for mental health programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-070

Medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - State a nd local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose a supplemental tax on medical marijuana sales. We estimate that the total amount of state and local revenue collected statewide from the above taxes likely is in the high tens of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-069

Temporary extension of Proposition 30 income tax increases (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - The proposal extends tempo rary personal income tax (income tax) rate increases on high-income taxpayers that were approved as part of Proposition  30 in 2012. Background California ’s State Budget. California state taxes —primarily income taxes —are spent mainly from the state government ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-065

1,000 percent sales tax on political advertisements. [Ballot]

Oct 28, 2015 - The amount of tax money the proposed sales tax would generate for public education is highly uncertain. This is due to the unknown outcome of the court challenges described above a nd uncertainty about how any such tax, however applied, would affect the behavior of groups and individuals involved in politics.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-061

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 26, 2015 - The measure also states that existing sales and use taxes shall not be applied to marijuana sold for medical use. The measure, however, authorizes the Legislature to impose new excise taxes on marijuana sold for recreational or medical use.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-060

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - The measure also states that existing sales and use taxes shall not be applied to marijuana sold for medical use. The measure, however, authorizes the Legislature to impose new excise taxes on marijuana sold for recreational or medical use.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-058

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #2). [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2015 - Under the measure, these taxes would increase annually beginning on January  1, 2020 by the rate of inflation. The measure states that the Legislature could (1) reduce the above tax rates with a majority vote or (2)  increase the above tax rates, or impose additional taxes on marijuana, with a two-thirds vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-052