App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - In addition, the measure likely would increase the number of people who earn income from driving. This is because companies would hire more drivers if drivers work as independent contractors. Some of these people likely would earn no income or less income if they did not have the option to work as app-based drivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

Proposition 22 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Because people would take more rides and place more orders, drivers as a group would earn more income. This means state income taxes paid by drivers would increase. Californians who own rideshare and delivery company stock also may earn more when they sell the stock.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=22&year=2020

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - March 9, 2026 Chas Alamo State Budget Is Heavily Reliant on Stock Market Earnings. California 's progressive income tax system is heavily reliant on stock market earnings because the state has concentrated its tax collections among high-income earners whose incomes are most tied to the stock market through capital gains, equity compensation, and investment returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - March 9, 2026 Chas Alamo State Budget Is Heavily Reliant on Stock Market Earnings. California 's progressive income tax system is heavily reliant on stock market earnings because the state has concentrated its tax collections among high-income earners whose incomes are most tied to the stock market through capital gains, equity compensation, and investment returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

^[PDF] App-based rideshare and delivery drivers.

In addition, the measure likely would increase the number of people who earn income from driving. This is because companies would hire more drivers if drivers work as independent contractors. Some of these people likely would earn no income or less income if they did not have the option to work as app-based drivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2019/190638.pdf

^[PDF] Proposition 27: Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

Provides New Ways to Reduce Illegal Online Sports Betting „ Creates new ways to reduce illegal online sports betting, such as (1) requiring people who place online sports bets with any unlicensed entity to pay the state a penalty equal to 15 percent of the amount that they bet and (2) authorizing a $1,000 penalty for each day this money is not paid.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Authorizes Actions Against Illegal Online Sports Wagering. The measure imposes a 15  percent tax on people in California who illegally make online sports wagers. This tax is applied to the amount a person bets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

May 14, 2018 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3835

^[PDF] Proposition 26: Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

For example, cardrooms may earn less revenue if they are negatively impacted by the new civil enforcement method. This could reduce the taxes and fees they pay to the cities where they are located. „ The effects on most local governments would likely not be large.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Proposition-26-081022.pdf

^[PDF] Online sports wagering.

Authorizes Actions Against Illegal Online Sports Wagering. The measure imposes a 15 percent tax on people in California who illegally make online sports wagers. This tax is applied to the amount a person bets.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210494.pdf