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California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Announces that a Proposed Initiative has Entered Circulation

Requires New State Taxes Be Subject to Existing Voter-approved School Funding Requirement and State Spending Limit. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Sacramento, Calif. – California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., announced that the proponent of a new initiative was cleared to begin collecting petition signatures on February 11, 2026.

The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent(s) and to the Secretary of State, and the initiative may be circulated for signatures. The Secretary of State then provides a calendar of deadlines to the proponent(s) and to county elections officials. The Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as follows:

REQUIRES NEW STATE TAXES BE SUBJECT TO EXISTING VOTER-APPROVED SCHOOL FUNDING REQUIREMENT AND STATE SPENDING LIMIT. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Current law requires (1) a portion of state revenues be allocated to K-12 schools and community colleges and (2) any state tax revenues collected in excess of specified limit be allocated to schools, budget reserves, or refunded to taxpayers. This measure would prohibit new state taxes that exclude their revenues from these requirements. Applies to taxes that are enacted or take effect on or after January 1, 2026, including taxes that appear on the same ballot as this measure. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Possible increase in spending on schools and community colleges, depending on decisions by the Legislature and voters. (25-0038A1.)

The Secretary of State’s tracking number for this measure is 2015 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 25-0038A1.

The proponent of the measure, Kurt R. Oneto, must collect signatures of 874,641 registered voters (eight percent of the total votes cast for governor in the November 2022 general election) in order for the measure to become eligible for the ballot. The proponent has 180 days to circulate petitions for the measure, meaning the signatures must be submitted to county elections officials no later than August 10, 2026. The proponent may be contacted at koneto@nmgovlaw.com and (916) 446-6752.

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