Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - This is a market-based mechanism designed to reduce GHG emissions at the lowest cost. Entities covered under the program —including oil refineries, electricity generators and importers, and manufacturing facilities —can comply with the requirements of this program in three ways: (1)  reduce the amount of emissions they produce, (2)  obtain allowances to cover
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Ethnic studies course at the California State University. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - Background CSU Is a Public University System in California. CSU provides undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on academic degrees through the master ’s level. Its 23 campuses enroll approximately 460,000 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-003

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

Sep 30, 2025 - To be eligible, the applicants wou ld need to establish that they meet various qualifications, including (among others): receiving signature nomination by one hundred registered voters, establishing California resid ency for at least five years, and having earned a degree.
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 - To be eligible, the applicants wou ld need to establish that they meet various qualifications, including receiving signature nomination by one hundred registered voters, establishing California residency for at leas t five years, and having earned a degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure also requires the DOJ to establish a mechanism for third parties to report child safety incidents. In addition, the DOJ must publish an annual report summarizing overall audit findings and trends and create publicly accessible resources that provide information about covered AI systems ’ child safety policies and parental controls.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Most are affiliated with University of California (UC) campuses or nonprofit, private universities. Most of the centers undertake a broad range of medical research, although at least three specialize in immunology and immunotherapy.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The degree to which this would occur depends on future decisions and are not known. Summary of Fiscal Impacts. We estimate that the measure would have the following fiscal effects: Unknown Fiscal Effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

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

Oct 27, 2025 - Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot] Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed constitutional initiative pertaining to a housing assistance program for certain University of California (UC) employees (A.G.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - The time line from research in a field to clinical trials to manufacturing a new, related drug can stretch across many years. R &D Involving Certain Substances Must Follow Heightened Safety Protocols.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013