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

Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2015 - Impedes a patient 's ability to obtain, transport, or cultivate marijuana, so long as (1)  the method of obtaining, cultivating, or transporting marijuana is consistent with the business practices and/or cultivation practices used for other non-prohibited flora in the l aw ’s jurisdiction, and (2) no medical marijuana business or cultivation activities occur within 600  feet of a K-12 school, unless approved by local authorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-044

Insurance regulation. [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2025 - File No. 25-0020, Amendment #2). Background The State Regulates Insurance Companies. The state has many laws that insurance companies must follow. These laws are there to protect consumers from things like discrimination, fraud, or unfair treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-020

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure would require these audits to (1) evaluate each program that would receive funding from the special tax contained in the proposed initiative and (2) address specific issues identified by the measure including assessing the efficiency of the program and recommending how the audited program could reduce its annual costs by 10 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana [Ballot]

Jun 11, 2015 - This is because many individuals who are currently purchasing marijuana illegally could begin purchasing it legally under state l aw at businesses that collect such taxes. In addition, the state would also receive revenue from excise taxes imposed on recreational marijuana by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-024

Congressional districts in California. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2025 - Census is used by (1)  the federal government to determine how many seats in the House are apportioned to each state and (2)  states to draw new congressional district maps every ten years to reflect their number of House representatives and where people live.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-031

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

Jan 27, 2026 - Nonresidents who spend more than two months in the state would owe California income tax on all income above $2  million, including income earned outside the state. The amount of new tax owed would be in proportion to the amount of time they spend in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Proposition 16 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - State law also has a number of antidiscrimination provisions that are similar to those in federal l aw. Policies and Programs Created or Modified After Proposition  209. After voters approved Proposition  209, some public entities in California created or modified policies and programs to instead consider characteristics not banned by Proposition  209.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=16&year=2020

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

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - The taxable value of most properties is less than their market value, because home prices usually grow faster than 2  percent per year. As a result, a property ’s taxable value often resets to a higher amount when it changes ownership.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017