^[PDF] The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes

That said, the Figure 5 State Year Implemented Current Rate Taxes on Wholesale Price California 2017 59% Illinois 2019 15% Maine 2020 43% Minnesota 2012 95% Nevada 2020 30% Pennsylvania 2016 40% Vermont 2019 92% Tax on Retail Price New York 2019 20% Taxes on Volume of E-Liquid Delaware 2018 $0.05/ml Kansas 2017 $0.05/ml Louisiana 2015 $0.05/ml
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4171/ecigarette-taxation-022420.pdf

^[PDF] California's Parimutuel Horse Racing Tax

3.042 of total w:~geri ng plus 1.75% of exotic w:~gering. 2.51, of tre first $550,ml tota 1 w:~g£>ri ng plus 5.5% of the next $200,ro:J total waqering pl us 4. n of any addit.icml ~~gering ; 1.75% of exotic w:~gering. fb.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1984/californias_paramutual_horse_racing_tax.pdf

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

The increase would depend mostly on how sports betting is regulated—such as the number of sports betting licenses approved, the type and number of betting options and events offered, and how much state enforcement is done.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

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

Increased State Regulatory Costs „ Increased state costs for state agencies (such as DOJ) to regulate in-person sports betting, possibly reaching the low tens of millions of dollars annually. These costs would depend mostly on how sports betting is regulated, such as what types of bets are not allowed. „ Some or all of these costs would be offset by CSWF revenues and tribal payments to the state that do not go into the CSWF.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Proposition-26-081022.pdf

^[PDF] Evaluation of the Energy and Resources Fund

glhle for funding from the Resources Account shall be limited to any of the following: (1) ProjectS under the Robcrti-Z'berg Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620) of Division 5 of the Public Re- sources Code). (2) Appropriations to the State Coastal Conservancy for grants to public and prIvate agcncies for acquixition.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1984/06_evaluation_of_the_energy_and_resourses_fund.pdf

Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details] Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility Format: HTML Description: In his January budget, the Governor proposed a state constitutional amendment that would require reductions in spending on state corrections, with corresponding increases in spending for public universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - This tax is applied to the amount a person bets. Additionally, the measure authorizes DOSBC to take va rious enforcement actions, including requiring people making such bets to register with DOSBC, requiring entities illegally offering online sports wagering to disclose the names of people who make wagers with them, and blocking access to illegal sites accepting sports wagers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

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

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852