Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act Officially Qualifies for November 2026 Ballot

The Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act officially qualified for the 2026 ballot today, giving Californians the opportunity to vote this November to protect their retirement and personal savings from any new state taxes. With California’s high taxes and cost of living putting retirement further out of reach, the Act provides needed protections to help ensure the money people worked hard to earn and save will be there when they need it.

New Statewide Poll: 85% of Californians Say Cost of Living and Taxes Are Making It Harder to Save for Retirement

A new statewide survey of California voters found significant anxiety about retirement security, with overwhelming majorities saying the state’s high cost of living and taxes are making it harder to save for retirement. Voters also express widespread concern regarding potential new and retroactive taxes on retirement savings and the impact such taxes would have on when – or if – they can retire in California.

State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Endorses the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act

The campaign for the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act today announced the endorsement of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, which represents hundreds of thousands of construction workers across the state. The endorsement adds one of California’s largest and most respected labor organizations to the growing coalition supporting the measure, which will appear on the November ballot.