Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Net costs or savings resulting from the measure would depend on (1) how many special tax initiatives qualify for a one-time audit but are not approved by voters, (2) the number of pages that are added to the Voter Information Guide each election cycle, and (3) the level of savings that are identified and implemented as a result of the audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

State enforcement of the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [Ballot]

Dec 19, 2025 - State Costs Related to Protections for People Refusing Unconstitutional Orders. The measure ’s provisions requiring the creation of protections for state employees, veterans, and servicemembers who refuse unconstitutional orders could create new state costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-030

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would also require ongoing administrative activities, such as registering affected companies, reviewing protection plans, evaluating proposed AI capability expansions, certifying independent evaluators, and issuing or enforcing emerg ency orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

California’s relationship with the United States of America. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - The measure would also involve added state costs on a one-time basis for the Secretary of State to collect applications, ensure candidates meet the criteria for selection, and rand omly select members.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-010

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - By comparison, current law sets a minimum number of days for public comment (not a maximum) and allows ext ensions without court orders. Offers Optional Preliminary Scoping and Single Alternative Analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

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

Jan 20, 2026 - In addition, t he commission would have authority to oversee certain corporate governance practices and material financial transactions, conduct audits and investigations, issue binding directive s and emergency orders, and adopt regulations necessary to implement the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Oct 27, 2025 - Thereafter, the program likely would have little or no added annual cost to UC. The amount of time needed to reach this point could be shorter or longer depending upon a few conditions, including the borrower default rate on the home loans and the future housing market conditions in different in areas of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - States typically only draw congressional district maps every ten years, unless a court orders changes to comply with the law. In August 2025, however, the Texas Legislature passed a bill to adopt new maps for the 2026 elections without a court order.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Elections in California. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2025 - In order for a proposal to go to a statewide vote, supporters of citizen initiatives must collect enough signatures to qualify the proposal for the ballot. Prior to 2011, qualified citizen initiatives appeared on statewide primary and general election ballots.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-019

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - The California Fish and Game Commission and potentially the state Legislature would h ave to take additional steps to change existing state regulations and law in order to make ownership of ferrets legal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044