3 3 % ▁voting ▁yes . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Legisl ature , ▁s oda ▁tax ▁propos als ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁several ▁times , ▁but ▁have ▁not ▁passed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁California ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Bill ▁Mon ning ▁proposed ▁a ▁s oda ▁tax , ▁but ▁the ▁bill ▁died ▁in ▁committee . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁ 1 - cent - per - ounce ▁state wide ▁s oda ▁tax ▁was ▁proposed ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁amid ▁opposition ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁B ever age ▁Association , ▁a ▁business ▁lo bb ying ▁group . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Assembly men ▁Richard ▁Blo om ▁and ▁Jim ▁Wood ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁" he alth ▁impact ▁fee " ▁of ▁ 2 - cent - per - ounce ▁on ▁sug ary ▁drink s , ▁with ▁the ▁re venue ▁collected ▁from ▁the ▁tax ▁to ▁go ▁toward ▁programs ▁for ▁making ▁drink ing ▁water ▁safe , ▁prom oting ▁or al ▁health , ▁and ▁prevent ing ▁ob es ity ▁and ▁di ab etes . ▁However , ▁the ▁proposal ▁again ▁faced ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁industry ▁groups , ▁and ▁the ▁bill ' s ▁pro ponents ▁with d rew ▁the ▁proposal ▁without ▁a ▁vote ▁after ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁it ▁lack ed ▁the ▁votes ▁to ▁pass . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tell ur ide , ▁Colorado ▁proposed ▁a ▁pen ny - per - ounce ▁s oda ▁tax ; ▁however