The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - State Must Spend a Share of General Fund Tax Revenues on Schools and Community Colleges. Under the State Constitution, the state has a minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges. This minimum is based, in part, on General Fund taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - State law limits how businesses may sell or share the personal information of minors. Specifically, businesses must obtain explicit consent before selling or sharing the personal information of minors under the age of 16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - In addition to specifying that rideshare companies are common carriers, the measure also would hold rideshare companies legally responsible for any and all damages caused by a ride share driver ’s negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct, regardless of the culpability of the rideshare company itself.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - Raises the Age Threshold for Consent to the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information. The measure prohibits businesses from selling or sharing the personal information of consumers under age 18 without the consumer ’s explicit consent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

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

Oct 27, 2025 - At that time, repayment would include both the original loan amount and a proportional share of any increase in the home ’s value. The measure states that no taxpayer money, state funds, or student tuition revenue may be used to finance the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - This changed in 2004 when the state enacted PAGA, which allows employees to sue their em ployers to collect a share of penalties associated with the violations. (As discussed below, PAGA penalty revenues are shared between the state and the affected employees.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

Proposition 2 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Increases State Share of Costs for Certain School Districts. For some school districts, Proposition  2 increases the state ’s share of new construction project costs from 50  percent to as much as 55  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=2&year=2024

Large health sector labor organizations’ political activities. [Ballot]

Nov 14, 2025 - The reported information would include information that reflects total political spending —for example, to support candidates for elective offices and ballot measures —as well as information about the share of this spending paid by each member.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-021

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - By providing new funding to medical research institutions in California and requiring that a substantial share of research-related goods and services be purchased from California suppliers, the measure could result in net gains in employment and taxable income.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026