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

Jan 20, 2026 - (These are also commonly known as 501(c)(3) organizations.) To obtain this status under both federal and state law, organizations must submit certain information to various federal and state agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - Each of the 50 states is represented by 2 senators, with 100 senators in total. The House has 435  members. The number of representatives in the House for each state depends on how many people live in that state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Property taxes are a major revenue source for local governments, raisin g about $100  billion annually statewide. How Is a Property Tax Bill Calculated? Each annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of the property multiplied by the property tax rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Civil penalties on covered co mpanies may be assessed as a percentage of annual gross revenue, beginning at 5 percent for initial violations and increasing to as much as 100 percent for violations that remain u ncured over specified time periods.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - Approved applicants would also have to make a downpayment of at least 3  percent of the home ’s purchase price themselves. Homebuyers would need to secure their own first mortgage from a lender to finance the remaining purchase cost of their home.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Funding for various brownfield-related activities. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - We assume that (1) the interest rate for bonds would average 4 percent, (2) they would be sold over the next 5 years, and (3) all bonds would be issued for a 25-year term. Based on these assumptions, the cost to repay the bonds would average about $140 million annually over the next 30 years, totaling $4.3 billion to pay off both principal ($2.7 billion) and interest ($1.6 billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-034

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - Voters approved Proposition  30 in 2012 to temporarily increase income tax rates on high-income taxpayers. In 2016, voters approved Proposition  55 to extend these higher rates until 2030. The top 2  percent of California taxpayers pay these higher rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - Applies 30-Day Application Completeness Time Limit to More Projects. The measure would apply a 30-day time limit for lead or responsible agencies to determine whether an application for an essential project is complete, including those projects need ing local general plan or zoning changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

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

Oct 27, 2025 - We estimate that this measure would have the following major fiscal effect: Costs to the University of California of about $30  million annually the first few years to provide new home loans, with annual costs decreasing over a few decades as loans are repaid.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Elections in California. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2025 - In the roughly ten years before the 2011 law change, about 30 more citizen initiatives qualified for the ballot than in the roughly ten years after the law change. If more citizen initiatives were to qualify for the ballot, state and local government costs would be higher in statewide election cycles.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-019