Cannabis and certain psychedelic drugs. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Cannabis-Related Taxes. Adult use cannabis is subject to state and local sales taxes. Both adult use and medicinal cannabis are subject to a 15 percent state excise tax, which generated over half a billion dollars in revenue in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-032

California Children’s Services (CCS) program. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2023 - The state also could not support the measure ’s costs using money from a state tax on health insurance plans known as the managed care organization tax. Moreover, the measure prohibits the state from counting the new hospital grant program as a Medi-Cal payment —meaning that the state could not seek federal approval to use federal funds to help cover the cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-029

High-quality public schools. [Ballot]

Dec 6, 2023 - The remaining funding is from a combination of local property taxes and federal funding. State Law Regulates School Operations in Many Areas. For example, the law requires school district students to take standardized tests in several subjects, specifies the courses that students must complete to earn a high school diploma, and specifies the reasons a district may suspend or expel a student.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-028

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - Districts pay off these bonds over time with revenue increases generated by increasing their property tax rates. The other sources of local revenue include donations, parcel taxes, interest earnings, and developer fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Overview of MCO Tax California Taxes MCOs ’ Enrollment to Help Cover its Share of Medi-Cal Costs. One of the fund sources California currently uses to support Medi-Cal is a tax on MCOs known as the “MCO tax. ” California has had such a tax or fee for nearly 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Local governments rely on a variety of taxes and fees to fund their services, like schools, fire and police, public works, and parks. The property and sales taxes generally are the largest sources of local tax revenue for cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - The state meets the minimum requirement by providing schools with funding from local property tax revenue and state tax revenue. Proposal Requires Students to Complete a Personal Finance Course to Graduate High School.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

Medi-Cal Rx program and revenues from federal drug price discounts. [Ballot]

Oct 19, 2023 - This result could have fiscal implications for state tax proceeds, Medi-Cal, or other state and local government programs. The impact would depend on many factors, including which entities lose their state tax-exempt status and licenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-021

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - This decline would primarily stem from reduced corporate and royalty-related income tax revenues, along with somewhat lesser impacts from decreased sales and use tax revenues. Decreased Local Revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - The state collects tax revenue to fund many of its government services and facilities. It deposits most tax revenue into its General Fund, which it in turn uses to pay for education, prisons, health care, and other public services (including some research).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013