Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - This is a market-based mechanism designed to reduce GHG emissions at the lowest cost. Entities covered under the program —including oil refineries, electricity generators and importers, and manufacturing facilities —can comply with the requirements of this program in three ways: (1)  reduce the amount of emissions they produce, (2)  obtain allowances to cover
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Ethnic studies course at the California State University. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - Background CSU Is a Public University System in California. CSU provides undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on academic degrees through the master ’s level. Its 23 campuses enroll approximately 460,000 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-003

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

Sep 30, 2025 - To be eligible, the applicants wou ld need to establish that they meet various qualifications, including (among others): receiving signature nomination by one hundred registered voters, establishing California resid ency for at least five years, and having earned a degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-010

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

Proposition 61 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - However, to address challenges in implementing laws, courts sometimes grant state agencies latitude to implement laws to the degree that is practicable as long as implementation is consistent with the laws ’ intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=61&year=2016

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

Dec 23, 2015 - Department of Justice (DOJ) is not to prosecute marijuana users and businesses that act in com pliance with state and local marijuana laws so long as those laws are written and enforced in a manner that upholds federal priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-104

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2025 - To be eligible, the applicants wou ld need to establish that they meet various qualifications, including receiving signature nomination by one hundred registered voters, establishing California residency for at leas t five years, and having earned a degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

Online education at the University of California. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2017 - In addition to UC, the state has two other public higher education segments: (1) the California State University (CSU), which provides instruction and grants degrees generally through the master ’s degree; and (2) the California Community Colleges (CCC), which provide lower-division undergraduate instruction and grant associate degrees and industry certificates.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-025

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure also requires the DOJ to establish a mechanism for third parties to report child safety incidents. In addition, the DOJ must publish an annual report summarizing overall audit findings and trends and create publicly accessible resources that provide information about covered AI systems ’ child safety policies and parental controls.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Most are affiliated with University of California (UC) campuses or nonprofit, private universities. Most of the centers undertake a broad range of medical research, although at least three specialize in immunology and immunotherapy.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026