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PROPOSITION 056 - CIGARETTE TAX TO FUND HEALTHCARE, TOBACCO USE PREVENTI...

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PROPOSITION 056 - CIGARETTE TAX TO FUND HEALTHCARE, TOBACCO USE PREVENTION, RESEARCH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.

Election date · Nov 8, 2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Measure finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Total for
$59,749,288
Total against
$70,978,205
Total activity
$130,727,493
Totals reflect support and oppose receipts tied to committees linked with this measure.
SupportOppose
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026
Scope: All time • Metric: receipts (support vs oppose)60 data points

Panel 3 • Committee landscape

Support vs oppose funding groups

Expand a side when you need committee-level evidence.

Supporting committees

9 shown
Top committees funding the support side.
CommitteeLast filedReceiptsTrend

SAVES LIVES CALIFORNIA, A COALITION OF DOCTORS, DENTISTS, HEALTH PLANS, LABOR, HOSPITALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND NON-PROFIT HEALTH ADVOCATE ORGANIZATIONS

Dec 1, 2025$43,605,621

MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND, SPONSORED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS

Feb 1, 2026$11,338,909

MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND - YES ON 55, 56, 57, 58, 62, AND NO ON 66, SPONSORED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Jan 1, 2017$2,110,000

FIGHT CANCER - YES ON 56, SPONSORED BY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. AND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.

Dec 1, 2016$843,004

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES MAR MONTE (NON PROFIT 501 (C)(4))

Oct 1, 2024$773,482

CALIFORNIA KIDS CAMPAIGN, YES ON PROPS 55 & 56, SPONSORED AND MAJOR FUNDING BY COMMON SENSE KIDS ACTION, INC.

Jun 1, 2017$350,325

COMMON SENSE KIDS ACTION, INC., YES ON PROPS. 55 AND 56 (NONPROFIT 501 (C) (4))

Apr 1, 2017$350,325

YES ON 56 STOP CANCER - PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES' COMMUNITY ACTION FUND (NON PROFIT 501(C)(4))

Nov 1, 2016$202,081

PICO CALIFORNIA (NON PROFIT 501 (C) (3))

May 1, 2020$175,541

Opposing committees

3 shown
Top committees funding the oppose side.
CommitteeLast filedReceiptsTrend

NO ON 56 - STOP THE SPECIAL INTEREST TAX GRAB. MAJOR FUNDING BY PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. AND R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, WITH A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS, EDUCATORS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, LAW ...

Jun 1, 2017$70,942,701

CALIFORNIA CITIZENS AGAINST SPECIAL INTERESTS AND WASTEFUL TAXES, NO ON PROP. 56

Dec 1, 2016$32,050

PROTECT SMALL BUSINESS AND SMOKE FREE ALTERNATIVES, NO ON 56; SPONSORED BY SMOKE-FREE ALTERNATIVES TRADE ASSOCIATION

Sep 1, 2016$3,454