Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - Fiscal Effects Measure Would Bring in Between $5  Billion and $15  Billion Each Year. The amount of money brought in by this measure is hard to predict and will go up and down with the economy. This is because much of the revenue comes from taxing investment income and capital gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Based on recent legislative action, we estimate the tax is expected to result in between $7  billion to $8  billion each year (annually) to the state. The state uses this money for two purposes. Paying for Existing Costs in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - These wealth tax revenues probably would add up to tens of billions of dollars spread over severa l years. Likely ongoing decrease in state income tax revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars or more per year.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Revenue from paper and reusable carryout bag sales. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2015 - The measure specif ies that monies in the fund must be used by the board to support (1) grants for programs and projects related to drought mitigation; (2) recycling; (3) clean drinking water supplie s; (4) state, regional, and local parks; (5) beach cleanup; (6) litter removal; and (7) wildlife habitat restoration.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-074

Proposition 65 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - The fund would be used to support grants for programs and projects related to (1)  drought mitigation; (2)  recycling; (3)  clean drinking water supplies; (4)  state, regional, and local parks; (5)  beach cleanup; (6)  litter removal; and (7)  wildlife habitat restoration.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=65&year=2016

Temporary tax increases. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - People who want to raise taxes using an initiative first have voters sign a p etition for the initiative. If enough voters sign the petition, the initiative is put up for a vote as a ballot proposition.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-037

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Since the state has to pay interest on the money it borrows, the total cost of the bond would be about 10 percent more (after adjusting for inflation) than if the state paid up front with money it already has.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - Most of this money came from hospital operations, campus services (such as housing, dining, and parking), and other nonstate sources. The state contributed about $5  billion, and students paid about $4  billion in tuition.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - It sets aside up to 5 percent of the revenue for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to administer the tax and up to $400,000 per year for the California State Auditor to conduct financial audits of the agencies that receive revenue from the tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004

Proposition 2 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Since the state has to pay interest on the money it borrows, the total cost of the bond would be about 10  percent more (after adjusting for inflation) than if the state paid up front with money it already has.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=2&year=2024