Proposition Summary
Requires multistate businesses to pay income taxes based on percentage of their sales in California. Dedicates revenues for five years to clean/efficient energy projects. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues of $1 billion annually, with half of the revenues over the next five years spent on energy efficiency projects. Of the remaining revenues, a significant portion likely would be spent on schools.
Proposition Number
39
Year
2012
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Popular Vote Results
Y:7384416;A:61.1;N:4701562;B:38.9
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Initiative Statute
For Author
Jane Warner, President, American Lung Association in California
Against Author
Jack Stewart, President, California Manufacturers & Technology Association
Rebuttal Against Author
Alan Joseph Bankman, Professor of Tax Law, Stanford Law School
Recommended Citation
TAX TREATMENT FOR MULTISTATE BUSINESSES. CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUNDING. California Proposition 39 (2012).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/1318