The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

Dec 4, 2019 - Approved by voters in 2004, MHSA placed a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million and dedicated the associated revenues of roughly $2  billion annually to mental health services. Up to 5  percent of this funding goes to the state to administer the MHSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Tax Revenues. The measure would have various impacts on businesses and consumers, which could then impact state and local tax revenues. On the one hand, the measure could reduce tax revenues in certain areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - (For taxable bonds, the interest that investors earn is not exempt from federal taxes.) CIRM Has Spent Nearly All Available Funds. As Figure 1 shows, bonds issued under Proposition  71 have comprised virtually all of CIRM ’s funding, with a relatively small amount of funding coming from investment income, private donations, and other sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2019 - To the extent this is not the case, the effect on criminal justice costs and tax revenue discussed below could be greatly reduced. Moreover, the tax revenue impacts discussed below could be greatly reduced to the extent that the federal government exercises its discretion to enforce federal prohibitions on psilocybin-related activities otherwise permitted by this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-016

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - Reduction in State and Local Tax Revenues Due to Limits on Taxes. The measure would result in lower state and local tax revenues, likely in the mid-to-high hundreds of millions of dollars annually. This net reduction in tax revenue is driven prim arily by two factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-010

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - Reduction in State and Local Tax Revenues Due to Limits on Taxes. The measure would result in lower state and local tax revenues, likely in the mid-to-high hundreds of millions of dollars annually. This net reduction in tax revenue is driven prim arily by two factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-011

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2019 - Property Taxes Are Based on a Property ’s Purchase Price. Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of their property multiplied by their property tax rate. Property tax rates are capped at 1  percent plus smaller voter-approved rates to finance local infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-008

Pretrial release and bail. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2019 - Bail Bond Industry Taxes. By maintaining the ability to provide bail to obtain pretrial release, this measure would allow the state to continue collecting tax revenue from the bail bond industry. This reduces the amount of revenue that would otherwise have been lost under SB  10.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-006

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Calculating a Property Owner ’s Tax Bill.   Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of his or her property multiplied by the property tax rate. The typical property owner ’s property tax rate is 1.1  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-003

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Calculating a Property Owner ’s Tax Bill.   Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of his or her property multiplied by the property tax rate. The typical property owner ’s property tax rate is 1.1  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-004