Initiative Analyses

September 22

A.G. File No. 2025-009

Limiting pay for administrators at hospitals and physician groups.

The measure would limit how much hospitals and physician groups could pay their administrators, including executives and managers (Amendment #1).

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September 22

A.G. File No. 2025-008

Nonprofit safety net health clinic expenses.

The measure would require nonprofit federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to spend at least 90 percent of their annual total revenue on expenses that advance the FQHC’s mission, which is to provide primary care services to medically underserved groups (Amendment #1).

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September 4

A.G. File No. 2025-007

Voting in California.

The measure would establish new identification requirements for voters. (Amendment #1)

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August 14

A.G. File No. 2025-006

Local taxes.

The measure would prohibit charter cities from having their own transfer taxes (above the statutory 27.5 cents per $500). The measure also would require special taxes to receive a two-thirds vote for approval, regardless of whether the tax was put before voters through a citizen initiative or the local government. (Amendment #1, Version 3)

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July 1

A.G. File No. 2025-005

Local taxes.

The measure would limit charter city-only transfer taxes to the current statutory rate for documentary transfer taxes (that is, 27.5 cents per $500). The measure also would require special taxes to receive a two-thirds vote for approval, regardless of whether the tax was put before voters through a citizen initiative or the local government. (Amendment #1, Version 2)

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July 1

A.G. File No. 2025-004

Local taxes.

The measure would prohibit charter cities from having their own transfer taxes (above the statutory 27.5 cents per $500). And would require special taxes to receive a two-thirds vote for approval, regardless of whether the tax was put before voters through a citizen initiative or the local government. (Amendment #1, Version 1)

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May 15

A.G. File No. 2025-003

Ethnic studies course at the California State University.

Creates new undergraduate and graduate ethnic studies requirement at the California State University.

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May 15

A.G. File No. 2025-002

Insurer coverage of medical procedures and medication.

This initiative restricts insurers from denying, delaying, or changing certain medical services or drugs for patients (A.G. File No. 25-0002, Amendment #1).

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March 25

A.G. File No. 2025-001

This measure requires public schools to provide each student with 30 hours of education on environmental sustainability and sustainable best practices every two years.

This measure requires public schools to provide each student with 30 hours of education on environmental sustainability and sustainable best practices every two years. Topics may focus on scientific or skills-based knowledge related to environmental sustainability practices. The training must expand on the level of knowledge students previously had and incorporate hands-on learning.

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January 8

A.G. File No. 2024-001

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America.

This measure proposes a statewide vote on California seeking independence from the United States of America (Amendment #2).

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February 6

A.G. File No. 2023-035

Social media platforms.

The measure specifies damages for civil cases brought against social media platforms for violations of their duty of care, as defined in state law, and injury to children under 18 years of age (Amendment #1).

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December 26

A.G. File No. 2023-034

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC).

The measure adds a section to the California Constitution that requires the Board of Regents to create a new online university known as the University of California Online (UCO). The measure specifies that UCO is to have its own president, faculty, academic senate, budget, and endowment. The Board of Regents is to appoint the UCO President, who is to have “full power to create, implement, administer, and lead UCO.”

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December 18

A.G. File No. 2023-032

Cannabis and certain psychedelic drugs.

This measure makes various changes to state law related to “entheogenic substances”, which the measure defines as including cannabis and specific psychedelic drugs. These changes to state law include legalizing entheogenic substances that are currently illegal for use by people 18 years of age and older. In addition, the measure includes various provisions regulating the distribution of entheogenic substances for medicinal and therapeutic use (Amendment #1).

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December 18

A.G. File No. 2023-031

Sports wagering.

This measure amends the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to enact a bill allowing federally recognized Native American tribes to offer in-person or online sports wagering.

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December 18

A.G. File No. 2023-030

Gaming.

This measure authorizes tribal casinos to offer roulette and games played with dice (such as craps), as well as online and in-person sports wagering (Amendment #1).

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