CA SB333

Authorizes the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments to levy a transactions and use tax of up to 1% for general or specific purposes, subject to voter approval between January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2032

Allows the tax to exceed the standard 2% combined cap on transactions and use taxes that normally applies under state law

Requires the Council to adopt an ordinance proposing the tax and obtain voter approval at the applicable threshold required by the California Constitution

The tax must conform to the Transactions and Use Tax Law except for the 2% combined rate limitation

Justified as a special statute due to unique fiscal pressures in San Luis Obispo County