Emergency shutdown orders. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - These factors include the type of emergencies that will be experienced in the future and the extent to which state and local governments mod ify their use of shutdown orders due to the measure. On the one hand, to the extent the measure results in the state and local governments not issuing a shutdown order or not allowing an order to stay in place longer than necessary, the measure could prevent such orders from harming business activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-018

Residency rules for state personal income tax purposes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Nonresidents pay about 5  percent of all state income taxes. Determining Residency. The state does not have a single rule for determining whether a taxpayer is a resident or nonresident for tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Over time, these revenue losses would grow by 5 to 10 percent per year. About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts. The other half would go to schools. In some years, the state could face additional cost pressures to provide mon ey to schools to offset their revenue losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - Billionaires living in California on January 1, 2026 would have to pay a one-time state tax equal to 5  percent of their net worth. The tax would be due in 2027. Taxpayers would have the option to spread the payments over five years, but would have to pay more to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Civil penalties on covered co mpanies may be assessed as a percentage of annual gross revenue, beginning at 5 percent for initial violations and increasing to as much as 100 percent for violations that remain u ncured over specified time periods.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - In a weak year, the measure might bring in aroun d $5  billion in revenue. In a strong year, the measure might bring in $15  billion in annual revenue. In most years, revenue brought in by the measure would be in between these amounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - The Commission includes 14 members: 5 Democratic members, 5 Republican members, and 4 members who are not registered with either of those political parties. When the Commission draws new congressional district maps, it must follow federal and state laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - The state contributed about $5  billion, and students paid about $4  billion in tuition. In April 2024, UC had about 272,000 employees at its ten university campuses, research centers, and other sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Proposition 5 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Proposition 5 lowers the voting requirement needed to approve local general obligation bonds if they would fund housing assistance or public infrastructure. Specifically, Proposition 5 lowers the voter approval requirement from two-thirds to 55  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=5&year=2024

Ethnic studies course at the California State University. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - File No. 2 5-0003). Background CSU Is a Public University System in California. CSU provides undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on academic degrees through the master ’s level. Its 23 campuses enroll approximately 460,000 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-003