Proposition 3 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - The tax applies to most types of income, such as salaries, wages, interest, and profits from the sale of stocks, property, and other investments. The income tax rate starts out low and gradually goes up for t axpayers with higher incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=3&year=2026

Proposition 2 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - The income tax is the state ’s largest tax. It pays for most spending from the General Fund. Other major taxes include the corporation tax and the sales tax. Much of the income tax is paid by high-income taxpayers, whose incomes often include gains from stocks and other investments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=2&year=2026

Proposition 43 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - These include cities, counties, special districts, and school districts. Vote Thresholds for Local Taxes. The State Constitution allows local governments to increase taxes with local voter approval. Tax increases can be put on a ballot by voters or a local governing board (such as a city council or board of supervisors).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=43&year=2026

Proposition 42 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - One example of these kinds of taxes is the vehicle license fee that car and truck owners pay to the Department of Motor Vehicles each year. Another example is the property taxes owners of business equipment pay to the county each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=42&year=2026

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 14, 2025 - (This one county is San Francisco, which instead imposes the tax discussed in the next paragraph.) Charter City-Only Transfer Taxes. Court decisions in the early 1990s determined charter cities could impose their own transfer tax on the sale of real property.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-006

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - Given a limitation on transfer tax rates, property transactions would be somewhat less expensive, which could increase sales. An increase in property sales could increase local property tax revenue over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-005

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - The tax is limited to 55 cents per $500 in property sale (or 0.11 percent). A city can opt to impose a documentary transfer tax of half that rate (that is, 27.5 cents per $500) when the property sale is within its boundaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-004

Proposition 39 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Requires State Auditor to Audit State and County Election Compliance Regularly. In every odd-numbered year, Proposition  39 requires the State Auditor to report how well the state and each county comply with the measure and make recommendations for improvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=39&year=2026

Proposition 40 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - California billionaires, like all those earning money in the state, currently pay state taxes on their annual income. Billionaires may respond to a new wealth tax in ways that reduce their income tax payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=40&year=2026

Proposition 41 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Special Taxes. State taxes can be raised by the Legislature or by voters. When a “special tax ” is created, the revenue from that tax is dedicated to a specific purpose or program. For example, certain fuel taxes can only be used to pay for public roads and other transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=41&year=2026