[samtheman]

I thought there was yet another initiative that passed that made tax increases a simple majority, not 2/3.

[gusopol3]

I’m confused,too; glad I don’t live there.

[Oldexpat]

NO..there is a simple majority to pass the budget..but not the tax increases to pay for it.
The people voted to keep the supermajority on taxes and included so called”fees” as well. Now the courts will decide if these definitions will stand. My guess it that somehow they will slice and dice fees, fines and taxes to help the greens..but we can only hope that the new law will stand.

[antiRepublicrat]

That was approving budgets. Tax increases still require 2/3. And now these people are mad that they can’t raise taxes and institute new ones simply by calling them “fees.”

[AndyTheBear]

Prop 25 is the budget one, and per my understanding, the legislature can use it to "raise revenue" in order to pass a budget with a simple majority "not withstanding" laws like proposition 26. Seems it lets them circumvent any 2/3 majority requirement if they can only frame the tax or fee as a budget issue.

Hope I am wrong about this.

[goldstategop]

Proposition 25 made passing spending bills easier. Proposition 26 made passing revenue bills - fees- AKA taxes harder.