Quick Guide to Propositions
Raises Minimum Wage. Initiative Statute.
Raises Minimum Wage. Initiative Statute.
Summary
Raises minimum wage as follows: For employers with 26 or more employees, to $17 immediately, $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, to $17 on January 1, 2025, $18 on January 1, 2026. Fiscal Impact: State and local government costs could increase or decrease by up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. State and local revenues likely would decrease by no more than a few hundred million dollars annually. Supporters: None submitted Opponents: California Chamber of Commerce; California Restaurant Association; California Grocers Association
Money Raised
Chart depicts total fundraising by all committees primarily formed for and against Prop 32.Totals are updated daily with contributions from Power Search 
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Largest Contributions
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Yes on Prop 32
07/25/2024
10/15/2024
10/10/2024
04/19/2023
11/22/2024
10/21/2024
11/01/2024
11/04/2024
01/23/2024
01/23/2024
No on Prop 32
10/07/2024
10/31/2024
10/10/2024
10/10/2024
10/08/2024
10/08/2024
10/30/2024
10/16/2024
10/01/2024
10/21/2024
What your vote means
Yes
A YES vote on this measure means: The state minimum wage would be $18 per hour in 2026. After that, it would go up each year based on how fast prices are going up.
No
A NO vote on this measure means: The state minimum wage likely would be about $17 per hour in 2026. After that, it would go up each year based on how fast prices are going up.
More on Proposition 32
For background on Proposition 32, an analysis by the legislative analyst, endorsements for and against the measure, and more...
- Read the California Voter Information Guide.
Arguments
Pro
YES on Proposition 32 raises the minimum wage to $18 so more SERVICE, ESSENTIAL, AND OTHER WORKERS, and SINGLE MOMS can AFFORD the state’s COST OF LIVING. CORPORATE PROFIT MARGINS INCREASED 100% since 2000 because CORPORATIONS SPIKED the PRICES OF GOODS. YES on PROP. 32 so workers can afford life’s basic needs.
Con
Prop. 32 was written by one multimillionaire alone, and he wrote a horribly flawed measure. Prop. 32 increases the cost of living, eliminates jobs, makes our state and local government budget deficits worse, and makes California’s complex minimum wage laws even harder for businesses and workers to understand. No on 32!