Taxpayer protection and government accountability. [Ballot]

Jan 19, 2022 - Local governments use revenues from taxes and fees to fund a variety of services, like fire and polic e, public works, and parks. Current Requirements to Approve Taxes and Fees.   State law requires increases in local taxes to receive approval of the local governing body —for example, a city council or county board of supervisors —as well as approval of voters in that local jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-042

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure. Some of the spending under this measure could be considered infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Background Local Governments Collect Property Taxes From Property Owners. California local governments —cities, counties, schools, and special districts —levy property taxes on property owners. Property taxes are paid based on the taxable value of the property.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-015

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - The state meets the minimum requirement by providing schools with funding from local property tax revenue and state tax revenue. Proposal Requires Students to Complete a Personal Finance Course to Graduate High School.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - Imposes a Sports Wagering Tax. The measure imposes a 10 percent tax on horse racing tracks offering sports wagering. The tax is applied to the amount of sports wagers made daily after deducting any payouts of winnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-029

The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - California does not collect a tax on extraction of oil and gas. Local Regulations. City and county governments vary in their approach to regulating and overseeing oil and gas production. They establish local permitting processes, fees on the production and sale o f oil and gas, and limitations to production.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Local governments use revenues from taxes and fees to fund a variety of services, like fire and polic e, public works, and parks. Vote Threshold for Changing Local Taxes. State law requires increases in local taxes to receive approval of the local governing body —for example, a city council or county board of supervisors —as well as approval of voters in that local jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At the same time, state and/or local revenues could increase due to required fees (such as regulatory fees), payments (such as a share of sports wagering revenues), or tax revenues from economic activity associated with sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Third, should notable contractions occur in the oil and gas sector as a result of new regulations, this could have broader economic impacts and neg atively affect other state and local revenue sources such as income taxes or property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - County election officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their viewp oints to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-007