Proposition 32 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Higher minimum wages also tend to push up wages for other workers. This means that many workers making a bit more than $18 per hour also likely would get a raise. Likely Higher Prices. Higher wages would increase costs for many businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=32&year=2024

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

Jan 27, 2026 - Others resident taxpayers may change their be havior, for example by spending more time out of the state, to qualify as nonresidents under the new rules. Taxpayers who become nonresidents under the new rule would pay less stat e taxes as a result.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The State Auditor ’s work includes financial and policy evaluations (also known as performance audits) where the auditor assesses the extent to which a governmental entity efficiently and effectively carries out requirements in law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - DOJ would incur costs to develop and adopt regulations, review audit reports, create and maintain publicly accessible information, and carry out enforcement activities. These responsibilities would require additional legal, technical, and administrative resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure requires the commission to carry out various resp onsibilities, including: Registering frontier AI companies and annually determining which entities are subject to regulation. Reviewing protection plans required of regulated entities that address specified categories of potential harm, including workforce displacement, safety risks, and loss of human con trol, and
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

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

Dec 19, 2025 - This measure directs the Legislature to provide legal protections for “state employees, veterans, and servicemembers who, in good faith, refuse to carry out or report orders finally adjudicated unconstitutional. ” Fiscal Effects The fiscal effects of the measure are subject to uncertainty because it is unclear if all of its provisions would be allowed under the state or U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-030

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

Dec 12, 2025 - In addition, the measure lays out damages for cases brought against AI and social media companies if they fail to take appropriate steps to avoid injury to children under 18 years of age. Damages in both of these cases may include the greater of $5,000 per violation (capped at $1 million per child) or three times the amount of actual damages, such as medical costs and pain and suffering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

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

Nov 14, 2025 - The labor organizations also would be required to include a statement informing members that they have the right to opt-out of financially supporting some or all of the organization ’s political spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-021

Nonprofit safety net health clinic expenses. [Ballot]

Sep 22, 2025 - These clinics report on the amount of revenue that they collect in a year and the sources of the revenue (such as Medi-Cal, private insurance, out-of-pocket payments from patients, federal grants, and char itable donations).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-008

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

Dec 10, 2025 - Enacted in 1970, CEQA is a California law that requires state and local government agencies to consider and make public the environmental impacts of their decisions when approving or carrying out a project.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023