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

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

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

The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - For example, drivers pay driver ’s license fees, and that money is used for state oversight of drivers and vehicles. Either Legislature or Voters Can Raise Taxes. Either the Legislature or voters can raise taxes and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

Elections in California. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2025 - We estimate that this measure would have the following major fiscal effect: Likely increased costs to state and local governments, possibly up to the low tens of millions of dollars each statewide election cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-019

Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - The state uses this money for two purposes. Paying for Existing Costs in Medi-Cal. Some revenue helps pay for existing costs in the Medi-Cal program. Using the tax revenue in this way allows the state to spend less money from the General Fund on Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024