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

Jan 20, 2026 - To fund its operations, the measure authorizes the commission to levy annual assessments on public benefit AI companies equal to 1 to 2 percent of their California gross revenue. Allows New Civil and Criminal Penalties and Private Enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Fiscal Effects Proposed Tax Would Generate State Revenues Each Year … We estimate that an income tax surcharge of 5  percent on income above $10  million would raise several billion dollars each year for the specific purposes outlined in the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 23, 2015 - Specifically, a city or county could implement (1) a cultivation tax of up to $2 per square foot of plant canopy on all marijuana and (2) a retail sales tax of up to 5  percent on recreational marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-104

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - On the other hand, trial courts could receive an increased number of appeals of Labor Com missioner decisions or an increased number of class-action lawsuits or other civil filings that otherwise would have been pursued as PAGA lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - This is because a federal court previously determined that the payments required by certain tribal-state com pacts into the state ’s General Fund for use at the state ’s discretion generally were an illegal tax prohibited under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - To limit these new costs, rideshare and delivery com panies might hire fewer drivers. These companies also would eventually increase fares and delivery charges to make up for their new costs. Responses by Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

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 - Each year after that, the property ’s taxable value is adjusted for inflation by up to 2  percent. When a property changes ownership again, its taxable value is reset to its new purchase price. Property Tax Bills May Include Other Charges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - CURRENT AND PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS This section shows maps of the current and proposed congressional districts (1)  statewide, as shown in Figures 1 and 2; (2)  in the northern part of the state, as shown in Figures 3 and 4; and (3)  in  the southern part of the state, as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

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

Oct 20, 2025 - For example, a married couple pays a 1  percent tax on the first $21,000 of income, a 2  percent tax on income between $21,000 and $50,000, and a 4  percent tax on income between $50,000 and $80,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016