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

Sep 30, 2025 - In 1911, California voters approved Proposition  7, which amended the State Constitution to create the statewide voter initiative process. A voter initiative, such as this one, may not institute changes that substantially alter California ’s basic governmental framework.
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

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 - In 1911, California voters approved Proposition  7, which amended the State Constitution to create the statewide voter initiative process. A voter initiative, such as this one, may not institute changes that substantially alter California ’s basic governmental framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Based on recent legislative action, we estimate the tax is expected to result in between $7  billion to $8  billion each year (annually) to the state. The state uses this money for two purposes. Paying for Existing Costs in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - This oil is mostly extracted from oil reserves located in Kern County (about 70  percent), followed by Los Angeles (about 7  percent), and Fresno, Monterey, and Ventura Counties (about 4  percent each).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - On the other hand, trial courts could receive an increased number of appeals of Labor Com missioner decisions or an increased number of class-action lawsuits or other civil filings that otherwise would have been pursued as PAGA lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC). [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2023 - The Board of Regents is comprised of 18 members and 7 ex officio members. The board sets certain systemwide policies. For example, it sets student tuition levels, adopts compensation policies for faculty and staff, appoints key campus leadership positions, and allocates funding within the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-034

Funding for students attending private schools and homeschool. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - On the high end, if 500,000 students (90 percent) participated, the annual state cost would be about $7 billion. Participation and costs could be below this range initially until the state final izes regulations and other implementing details for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-006

Use of school, college, and university sex-segregated facilities and student participation in athletic programs and activities based on their gender identity. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - The prohibition would apply to schools serving any students from grades 7 to 12 and colleges and universities that offer sex-segregated athletic programs or activities. These rules would apply to both public and private institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-019

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - These additional requirements include processing appl ications from voters to vote over the internet between the 29 th and the 7 th day before an election, taking no more than five days to process an application, notifying voters that their application to vote over the internet has been accepted and processed or if there is a problem processing the application, and providing machines at voting places that allow for voting over the internet.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012