Chart of Vote Requirement for Common Types of Bills

The following chart lists the common types of California legislative measures and the vote required for those types of measures:

Type of Measure	Voted Required
Budget Bill	Majority
Budget Bill Junior	Majority
Budget trailer bill (standard)	Majority
Budget trailer bill (with a tax increase)	2/3
Continuous appropriation	2/3
General Fund appropriation (with 2 exceptions)	2/3
General Fund appropriation for public schools or related to the budget	Majority
GO Bond (plus voter approval)	2/3
Special Fund appropriation	Majority
Special statute	Majority
Tax increase	2/3
Tax levy (standard)	Majority
Tax levy (that is a tax increase)	2/3
Urgency clause	2/3