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

Jan 20, 2026 - Costs would vary from year to year but would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually. These costs would genera lly be paid by new revenues from fees, assessments, and penalties authorized by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

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

Jan 27, 2026 - The amount of new tax owed would be in proportion to the amount of time they spend in the state. Fiscal Effects Decreased State Income Tax Revenues From New Residency Rules. Some current resident taxpayers (and taxpayers who were residents for part of the year) would become nonresidents under the new rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Authorizes New Criminal and Civil Penalties. The measure authorizes various new criminal and civil penalties. This includes a criminal fine and/or up to one year in jail for deliberately not complying with the requirements of this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Prohibit new taxes on financial assets and other personal property. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - An example is a tax on money someone earned two years ago. Fiscal Effect Possibility That Tax Revenues Will Be Lower in the Future. The measure restricts the options the state and local governments have to raise taxes in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-041

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

Jan 20, 2026 - In addition, certain willful misconduct —such as unauthorized expansion of AI capabilities or obstruction of investigations —would be punishable as a felony, with potential imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $10 million, or an amount equal to twice the financial gains resulting from the misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - In the year a new owner takes over a property, its taxable value typically is its purchase price. Each year after that, the property ’s taxable value is adjusted for inflation by up to 2  percent. When a property changes ownership again, its taxable value is reset to its new purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The total level of these state costs would vary year-to-year but would likely range from the millions to tens of millions of dollars annually. Other Fiscal Effects. The measure could have additional fiscal effects on state and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Temporary tax increases. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure creates a higher standard for any statewide proposition that raises a tax that would be in place for three years or less. That kind of proposition either must collect e nough signatures to change the Constitution or must receive yes votes from two-thirds of voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-037

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

Jan 27, 2026 - If the Legislature or voters raise new taxes, and deposit their proceeds into the General Fund, a share must be spent on schools and community colleges. By contrast, the Legislature or voters can raise taxes and dep osit them into a special fund without triggering this requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure would require the State Auditor to conduct recurring financial and performance audits every four years of programs funded by special taxes created or increased by the Legislature or by voters after January 1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040