Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Before an initiative can go to a statewide vote, supporters of citizen initiatives must collect a specified number of signatures to qualify the proposal for the ballot. Qualified citizen initiatives appear on statewide general election ballots.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

Oversight of certain nonprofit charities and related entities. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Allows For Various Fees to Be Charged to Support New Oversight Board. The measure allows the new oversight board to charge various fees to support its work. This includes fees ranging from up to $50,000 to $250,000 to be paid for certain activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The commission would be supported by an executive director, staff, and advisory committees. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

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

Jan 27, 2026 - Taxes are a type of revenue that can be used to support any public purpose. Nearly all of the General Fund ’s revenues are taxes. Some funds, like special funds, are also funded with taxes. Most others are funded with other types of charges, largely fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Taxes are a type of revenue that can be used to support any public purpose. Some state taxes are unrestricted, meaning that revenues raised by these taxes can be used to fund any program. In contrast, a special tax is a tax levied on a specific good (for example, tobacco or fuel) or activity (for example, waste disposal or energy use) to raise revenue for a specific state prog ram.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040