App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - To limit these new costs, rideshare and delivery com panies might hire fewer drivers. These companies also would eventually increase fares and delivery charges to make up for their new costs. Responses by Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

Proposition 22 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Proposition 22 [Ballot] EXEMPTS APP-BASED TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY COMPANIES FROM PROVIDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN DRIVERS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.   Yes/No Statement A YES vote on this measure means: App-based rideshare and delivery companies could hire drivers as independent contractors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=22&year=2020

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - The special rules for vacation homes and business properties only app lied to the first $1  million of combined property value. Proposition  19 narrowed these special rules. The rules now only apply to two types of properties: (1)  homes that a child or grandchild uses as a primary residence and (2)  farms.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Property taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 4, 2023 - The special rules for vacation homes and business properties only app lied to the first $1  million of combined property value. Proposition  19 narrowed these special rules. The rules now only apply to two types of properties: (1)  homes that a child or grandchild uses as a primary residence and (2)  farms.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-005

Taxpayer protection and government accountability. [Ballot]

Jan 19, 2022 - Any state tax app roved between January 1, 2022 and the effective date of this measure would be nullified unless it fulfills the requirements of the measure. Requirements for Approving Local Taxes . Whether sought by the local governing body or the electorate, the measure establishes the same approval requirements for increasing local special taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-042

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 14, 2025 - Long-standing state law permits California ’s 58 counties to impose and collect a tax on the transfer of ownership in real estate. This is known as a documentary transfer tax. The tax is limited to 55 cents per $500 in property sale (or 0.11  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-006

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Any state tax app roved between October 1, 2021 and the effective date of this measure would be nullified unless it fulfills the requirements of the measure. Requirements for Approving Local Taxes . The measure establishes the same approval requirements for increasing local taxes whether sought by the local governing body or the electorate and increases some vote requirement s for increasing local taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

State sales tax and teacher compensation. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2017 - This provision only app lies to teachers with a clear teaching credential. Increases State Sales Tax Rate by 2  Percent. Beginning in 2020, the measure increases by 2  percent the state sales tax on all retail goods sold in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-021

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - Long-standing state law permits California ’s 58 counties to impose and collect a tax on the transfer of ownership in real estate. This is known as a documentary transfer tax. The tax is limited to 55 cents per $500 in property sale (or 0.11 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-004