Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Beverly Hills, California, Measure RP, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Beverly Hills Measure RP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Beverly Hills Measure RP was on the ballot as a referral in Beverly Hills on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% if any other local government entity attempts to increase the sales tax, generating an estimated $28.06 million per year for revenue to go directly to Beverly Hills, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Beverly Hills from 9.5% to 10.25%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% if any other local government entity attempts to increase the sales tax, generating an estimated $28.06 million per year for revenue to go directly to Beverly Hills, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Beverly Hills from 9.5% to 10.25%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure RP.
Election results
|
Beverly Hills Measure RP |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
11,143 | 72.63% | ||
| No | 4,200 | 27.37% | ||
-
- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure RP was as follows:
| “ | Shall an ordinance be adopted which provides that if, and only if, another local governmental entity seeks to increase the transaction and use tax (sales tax) in Beverly Hills, then the City may prevent this tax increase and instead impose a Beverly Hills transaction and use tax by up to ¾% (approximately $28.06 million annually, indefinitely) so that the tax revenues will flow to Beverly Hills rather than the other governmental entity? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Beverly Hills.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of California Sacramento (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
