State sales tax and teacher compensation. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2017 - Since 1990, legislative pay has increased on average by 2.5  percent per year. Effective December 4, 2017, non-leadership members of the Legislature will earn $107,242 per year. California Constitution Limits Government Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-021

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - The measure also allows the state to pay for the new program using Proposition  98 funds that are currently reserved for public schools. As part of this change, it would modify the calculation of the Proposition  98 funding requirement to include the attendance of students participating in this program (in addition to students attending public schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Creating a new annual spending requirement of $2.5  billion to $4  billion for water supply means that these state funds would therefore not be available for other activities that could be funded from the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - In 2025-26, the reduction in state Proposition  98 funding would be approximately $17,000 for each student leaving public schools. (This estimate assumes some growth in the Proposition 98 minimum requirement over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Funding for California’s health care safety net. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2018 - Given these uncertainties, we estimate that revenues raised by the initiative generally would range between $1.5  billion in weaker years for the economy and asset markets to $2.5  billion in stronger years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-047

Funding for arts and music education in schools. [Ballot]

Dec 21, 2021 - Because the measure requires this funding to be in addition to the Proposition  98 minimum guarantee, it would result in a corresponding reduction in General Fund resources available for non-Proposition  98 programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-036

Proposition 34 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - All four penalties would apply if affected entities spend less than 98  percent of their net federal discount revenue on direct patient care. The penalties also would apply if the affected entities engage in conduct that is unprofessional, dishonest, or harmful to public health or safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=34&year=2024

A proposed statutory initiative to lower the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - I n recent years, California has received over $2.5 billion in federal highway funds annually. Taxes Associated With Alcohol Sales. The state collects an alcoholic beverage tax on alcohol sold in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-054

Authorize $8.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. [Ballot]

Sep 5, 2017 - Oroville Dam Flood Control ($222  Million). The measure provides $200  million for the repair and reconstruction of the spillways at the Oroville Dam, which were damaged in 2017. It also provides $22  million to undertake sediment removal, flood control, and emergency preparedness activities downstream from the dam.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-010

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

Nov 3, 2015 - Proposition  98 and Other Programs. The largest category of state General Fund spending is for school districts and community colleges. Proposition  98, approved by voters in 1988 and modified in 1990, establishes a minimum funding level for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-065