Proposition 3: Permanent Funding for Schools and Healthcare
Source: electionresults.sos.ca.gov
What does this measure do?
Supports: Healthcare Affordability, Public Education Quality
California would keep its higher income tax rates on the top 2% of earners permanently instead of letting them expire in 2031. Most people would pay nothing more; the roughly $5 billion to $15 billion a year keeps funding schools, community colleges, and other state programs.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Citizen initiative by the California Teachers Association (teachers union)
The teachers union put it on the ballot. It wants to keep the 2012 tax on high earners, which pays for schools, from ending in 2031. Its members gathered signatures.
Source: calmatters.org
A YES vote means
Higher income-tax rates on the top 2% of California taxpayers would become permanent.
A NO vote means
Those higher rates would expire in 2031, as current law provides.
Campaign Finance Information
Campaign Finance Information
Largest donors supporting
- California Teachers Association / Issues PACCalifornia's largest teachers union$18,275,000
- National Education Association · DCNational teachers union$4,000,000
- California Federation of Teachers COPE Prop/Ballot CommitteeTeachers union committee$1,750,000
- California School Employees Association (PACE Issues committee)School staff union$1,500,000
- SEIU California State Council for Working PeopleService workers union committeeIts top donors: SEIU California State Council$1,000,000
Largest donors opposing
No large donors reported.
Filings as of September 16, 2026 · Source: fppc.ca.gov
Sources: sos.ca.gov · lao.ca.gov