The Statewide Measure to Repeal LA’s ‘Mansion Tax’ Was Withdrawn From the November Ballot
Figures and rules in this post are as of November 6, 2026, from the sources linked below. Check the source for any later update.
A statewide initiative from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) would have capped local transfer taxes and nullified Measure ULA. It qualified for the November 2026 ballot, but it will not appear there.
What happened
- On June 25, 2026, just before the state deadline to withdraw qualified measures, HJTA agreed to pull its initiative (LAist).
- In exchange, state lawmakers advanced a substitute constitutional amendment, ACA 22, for voters. As LAist describes it, ACA 22 deals with the vote threshold for new special taxes.
- LAist reported that the deal leaves existing transfer taxes, including Measure ULA, in place.
What it means for ULA today
Measure ULA remains in effect in the City of Los Angeles. For sales closing July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 the thresholds are $5,400,000 (4%) and $10,900,000 (5.5%), per the City’s Office of Finance.
A separate City measure, Proposition TE, asked City voters on November 3, 2026 whether to exempt sales of Palisades Fire–damaged homes from ULA. Our Proposition TE post covers it.
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