Insurance regulation. [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2025 - Restricts the Ability of Licensed Insurers to Deny Coverage to Homeowners. Insurers could not deny insurance on any home that meets certain home-hardening standards. The Insurance Commissioner would decide what home-hardening standards would need to be me t.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-020

Insurer coverage of medical procedures and medication. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - Health Insurers Can Deny or Change Services, With Some Limits. There are some cases when health insurers (including public programs) can deny or change a provider-recommended service to a patient. For example, health plans do not have to cover health care services beyond the state law ’s requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-002

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - First, Policymakers Should Learn Why Claims Are Denied. Little is known about claims that EDD denies. To learn more about what types of claims the state denies, policymakers should direct the State Auditor to independently assess UI applications that EDD denies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Most notably, the bill made changes in four areas: Additional Circumstances for Denying a Petition. This legislation added two circumstances under which an authorizer can deny a charter petition for the establishment of a new charter school (providing authorizers with a total of eight circumstances for denying a petition).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Dec 10, 2025 - The measure would require the lead agency to approve or deny the project at the meeting or hearing. This change could have the ultimate effect of shortening the overall time for environmental reviews compared to current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Insurance regulation. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - Finally, CDI decides to approve, change, or deny the request. CDI often approves a smaller rate increase than requested by the insurer. This process typically takes six months or more. Automobile Insurance Rates Based on Three Main Factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-012

A student’s right to a high-quality public education. [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2022 - The measure limits the types of remedies that can be ordered by the court in the event that it deems a law, regulation, policy, or official action as denying students ’ rights to a high-quality public education.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-007