^[PDF] Comprehensive Tax Reform Initiative (Amendment #1-S)

BACKGROUND California currently levies a variety of state-level taxes, including the personal in- come tax (PIT), the bank and corporation franchise tax and income tax (CT), the state portion of the sales and use tax (SUT), the insurance tax, various excise taxes, and state- assessed property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090642.pdf

^[PDF] Passing the Budget on Time Act of 2010

The Constitution re- quires a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature for the passage of the annual budget act, other General Fund appropriations (except appropriations for public schools), other measures that take effect immediately (other than for the calling of an election), and bills that raise state taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090657.pdf

^[PDF] California Cancer Research Act (Amdt. #2-NS)

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 to- bacco products.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090689.pdf

^[PDF] The Call for a Citizens' Limited Constitutional Convention

Further, the measure prohibits any revision or amendment from the convention that imposes or reduces any taxes or fees, sets the frequency at which real property is as- sessed, or defines “change in ownership” as it relates to any tax or fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090691.pdf

^[PDF] The Best Practices Budget Accountability Act (Amendment #1-S)

The measure also provides that a fee “that replaces revenue that in the same or the prior fiscal year was generated by a tax” re- quires a two-thirds vote. These provisions would expand somewhat the existing consti- tutional two-thirds vote requirements related to state taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090707.pdf

^[PDF] Community Hospital Taxes. (Version 2)

File No. 09-0074) relating to the imposition and collection of taxes, fees, or as- sessments on community hospitals. BACKGROUND Medi-Cal: California’s Medicaid Program Medi-Cal Funding and Administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090724.pdf

^[PDF] Community Hospital Taxes (Version 7)

File No. 09-0084) relating to the imposition and collection of taxes, fees, or as- sessments on community hospitals. BACKGROUND Medi-Cal: California’s Medicaid Program Medi-Cal Funding and Administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090746.pdf

^[PDF] Taxes [V-1]

Local Taxes. Local governments may impose or increase taxes (other than ad valorem property taxes) subject to the approval of their local voters. If the local gov- ernment proposes to use the tax proceeds for general purposes (a “general tax”), the tax requires approval by a majority of local voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090780.pdf

^[PDF] Taxes [V-3]

Local governments may impose or increase taxes (other than the base 1 percent ad valorem property tax) subject to the approval of their local voters. If the local government proposes to use the tax proceeds for general purposes (a “general tax”), the tax requires approval by a majority of local voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090845.pdf

^[PDF] California Jobs Initiative (version 2)

(These revenues could be used to reduce other state taxes or increase state spending—either related to GHG emissions or not.) If this measure sus- pends the future implementation of such a cap-and-trade regulation, the state would therefore forego these revenues, at least until the state’s unemployment rate dropped to the level specified in this measure for four consecutive quarters.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090852.pdf