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[PDF] State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Act

Brown Jr. 2 December 11, 2009 primarily distributed to cities and counties. Revenues from the VLF are also used for grants to law enforcement organizations and some revenues are deposited in the state’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090715.pdf

[PDF] New Public Employees Benefits Reform Act (version 1)

In addition, state and local governing bodies (such as the Legislature, county boards of supervisors, and city councils)—not public retirement systems— would determine the manner and number of years over which any future unfunded li- abilities related to new employees would be paid off.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090725.pdf

[PDF] Protect Homeowners and Close Corporate Tax Loopholes Act

County Administration Costs. From the higher tax revenues generated by the new assessment policy, counties would deduct a “reasonable” amount for the higher costs of assessing the specified commercial properties based on market value.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090727.pdf

[PDF] Community Hospital Taxes (Version 5)

The proceeds would have to first be spent on:  State administration of such charges on hospitals.  Payments to hospitals licensed to a county, city and county, or the University of California.  Health care coverage for children in low-income families.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090744.pdf

[PDF] Government Spending Limit Act of 2010 [V-2]

Similarly, most cities, counties, and special districts are below their spending limits. (State law allows school and community college district governing boards to increase their spending limits to an amount equal to their proceeds of taxes; such increases in the districts’ appropriations limits then reduces the spending limit of the state government by an equal amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090779.pdf

[PDF] Taxes [V-2]

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/2009/090781.pdf

[PDF] 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 to- bacco products.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090811.pdf

[PDF] Ask Us First Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010

This has been interpreted to allow measures that do not result in a net increase in state taxes to be adopted by majority vote. For example, a measure that results in higher taxes for some taxpayers but an equal (or larger) reduction in taxes levied on other tax- payers would not result in an aggregate increase in taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090846.pdf

[PDF] Human Trafficking (version 2)

This is because state and county governments would be responsible for supervising additional offenders subject to these provisions. However, given that, as of December 2009, only six individuals were reportedly being held in state prison for human trafficking, any increase in costs resulting from this measure is likely to be minimal compared to the overall cost of the state and county cor- rectional systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090850.pdf

[PDF] Repeal of Mandatory Vehicle Insurance

Insurance Premium Tax. Under current law, insurance companies doing business in California pay an insurance premium tax in lieu of a state corporate income tax. This tax is based on the amount of insurance premiums the insurer earned in the state each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100100.pdf