The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - Property owners seeking tax relief under Proposition  19 must file a claim with the county in which the new (replacement) residence is located. After Proposition  19 went into effect, a backlog of claims developed, and some tax bills were sent to property owners that had not been updated to reflect the lower amounts they were entitled to pay under the terms of Proposition  19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - As far as we know, Proposition  64 and the Legislature ’s budget actions have not conveyed any intent to use the General Fund to support the Cannabis Tax Program. In contrast, as noted above, Proposition  64 authorizes continuous appropriations from the Cannabis Tax Fund to pay for the Cannabis Tax Program, requiring no action by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In this post, we provide information to support the Legislature’s oversight of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s (CDTFA’s) tobacco programs. In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA’s enforcement activities, and the AB 3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes $169  million for CDFA from Proposition  4, which we discuss in more detail in a separate budget and policy post — The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4. Baseline Ongoing Reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - Provisions of Proposition  2 Key Provisions of Proposition  2. Proposition  2 requires the state to make: (1) minimum annual payments toward certain eligible debts (until 2029 ‑30) and (2) deposits into the state ’s rainy day fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s overall Proposition  56 revenue projections are reasonable. The measure directs the administration to reduce the fixed allocations of Proposition  56 revenue, but it does not provide precise instructions for calculating these reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration's Proposition 55 Estimates in the May Revision

May 22, 2018 - Proposition  55 (2016). Proposition  55 (2016) extended tax rate increases on high ‑income earners from 2018 until 2030 (which voters originally passed on a temporary basis in 2012 as part of Proposition  30).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3844

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration’s Proposition 55 Estimates

Mar 1, 2018 - Alternatively, the Legislature could use Proposition  55 funding for Medi ‑Cal to augment the program (for example, by increasing provider rates or expanding the scope of services). We note that Proposition  55 funding for Medi ‑Cal will vary from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3765

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - In 1986, voters approved Proposition   58 —a legislative constitutional amendment —which excludes certain property transfers between parents and children from reassessment. A decade later, Proposition  193 extended this exclusion to transfers between grandparents and grandchildren if the grandchildren ’s parents are deceased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

Common Claims About Proposition 13 - Are Similar Property Owners Taxed Differently Under Proposition 13? [Video]

Common Claims About Proposition 13 - Are Similar Property Owners Taxed Differently Under Proposition 13? [Video] Search LAO Videos Common Claims About Proposition 13 September 19, 2016 Proposition 13 was a landmark decision by California ’s voters in June 1978 to limit property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=103&videoId=153