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

Jan 20, 2026 - These plans would describe how companies intend to fulfill their stated p ublic benefit or humanitarian commitments, ensure safety and human oversight of AI systems, and address governance and concentration-of-power concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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]

Sep 4, 2020 - The commission would hold hearings and have subpoena power. Calls for Voters to Respond to a Question on Independence in November 2024. This measure calls for voters to consider a question related to independence on November 5, 2024 —a date when a statewide election is scheduled to be held.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2020-001

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Fiscal Effects Proposed Tax Would Generate State Revenues Each Year … We estimate that an income tax surcharge of 5  percent on income above $10  million would raise several billion dollars each year for the specific purposes outlined in the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

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

Oct 27, 2025 - The state contributed about $5  billion, and students paid about $4  billion in tuition. In April 2024, UC had about 272,000 employees at its ten university campuses, research centers, and other sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

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

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

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

Jan 27, 2026 - Nonresidents pay about 5  percent of all state income taxes. Determining Residency. The state does not have a single rule for determining whether a taxpayer is a resident or nonresident for tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - Billionaires living in California on January 1, 2026 would have to pay a one-time state tax equal to 5  percent of their net worth. The tax would be due in 2027. Taxpayers would have the option to spread the payments over five years, but would have to pay more to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

A constitutional initiative related to compensation and retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California. [Ballot]

Jul 27, 2015 - Government in California —both at the state and local level —generally is a representative democracy, whereby voters elect representatives to legislative bodies and executive positions who, in turn, make decisions related to the laws and ad ministration of government in a particular jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-033

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Over time, these revenue losses would grow by 5 to 10 percent per year. About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts. The other half would go to schools. In some years, the state could face additional cost pressures to provide mon ey to schools to offset their revenue losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035