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SB 1262 —4-- of 0.25%,or a multiple thereof, if approved by the required vote of the legislative body and the required vote of qualified voters,and limits the combined rate of transactions and use taxes within a city or county to 2%. This bill would authorize the Lgislativ., body board of supervisors of a county to levy impose a tax on the privilege of cultivating, dispensing, producing, processing, preparing, storing, providing, donating, selling, or distributing marijuana or products containing marijuana. The bill would authorize the tax to be imposed for either general or specific governmental purposes.The bill would require a tax imposed pursuant to this authority to be subject to any applicable voter approval requirement. (4) This bill would provide that its provisions are severable. (5) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The (6) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: re-yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 1 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the 2 following: 3 (a) In 1996, the people of the State of California enacted the 4 Compassionate Use Act of 1996, codified in Section 11362.5 of 5 the Health and Safety Code. The people of the State of California 6 declared that their purpose in enacting the measure was, among 7 other things, "to ensure that seriously ill Californians have the 8 right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that 9 medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by 10 a physician who has determined that the person's health would 94