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

Oct 20, 2025 - For example, a married couple pays a 1  percent tax on the first $21,000 of income, a 2  percent tax on income between $21,000 and $50,000, and a 4  percent tax on income between $50,000 and $80,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

Environmental Sustainability Education in Schools (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Apr 20, 2021 - We estimate that school spending on teach er training would increase by the low tens of millions of dollars statewide annually. No Change to School Funding Requirement. The measure makes no change to the minimum funding requirement for schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-002

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2021 - The extent of these costs would depend on (1) how the Legislature implements the prov isions of the measures, (2) any changes in the number of registered voters resulting from the measure, and (3) voter turnout in elections following the enactment of the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-021

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 14, 2025 - File No. 25-0006, Amendment #1). Background Charter Cities and Other Local Governments in California. California is composed of a large network of local governments. These include counties, cities, special districts, and school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-006

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 4, 2023 - The extent of these costs would depend on (1)  how the Legislature implements the provisions of the measures, (2)  any changes in the number of registered voters resulting from the measure, and (3)  voter turnout in elections following the enactment of the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-016

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

Jan 20, 2026 - File No. 25-0032, Amendment #1). Background Organizations May Seek Nonprofit Charitable Status. Organizations may seek nonprofit charitable status under federal and state law to access various benefits —most notably exemptions from certain taxes, such as income tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - File No. 25-0004, Amendment #1). Background Charter Cities and Other Local Governments in California. California is composed of a large network of local governments. These include counties, cities, special districts, and school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-004

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure would require these audits to (1) evaluate each program that would receive funding from the special tax contained in the proposed initiative and (2) address specific issues identified by the measure including assessing the efficiency of the program and recommending how the audited program could reduce its annual costs by 10 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

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

Oct 27, 2025 - File No. 25-0018, Amendment #1). Background Overview of UC 's Budget and Workforce. In 2024-25 , UC operated with a budget of about $54  billion. Most of this money came from hospital operations, campus services (such as housing, dining, and parking), and other nonstate sources.
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