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

Jan 20, 2026 - To fund its operations, the measure authorizes the commission to levy annual assessments on public benefit AI companies equal to 1 to 2 percent of their California gross revenue. Allows New Civil and Criminal Penalties and Private Enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - The measure prohibits businesses from selling or sharing the personal information of consumers under age 18 without the consumer ’s explicit consent. For consumers under age 13, parental consent is required.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - This is because a federal court previously determined that the payments required by certain tribal-state com pacts into the state ’s General Fund for use at the state ’s discretion generally were an illegal tax prohibited under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - For example, under the measure, providers must implement technology to estimate whether a user is a child (under the age of 18) or an adult and, when a user ’s age cannot be estimated, to apply default protective safeguards.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - To be eligible to register to vote, a person must be a U.S. citi zen, be a resident of California, not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony or found mentally incompetent to vote by a court, and be at le ast 18 years old.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

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

Residency rules for state personal income tax purposes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Nonresidents who spend more than two months in the state would owe California income tax on all income above $2  million, including income earned outside the state. The amount of new tax owed would be in proportion to the amount of time they spend in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Each year after that, the property ’s taxable value is adjusted for inflation by up to 2  percent. When a property changes ownership again, its taxable value is reset to its new purchase price. Property Tax Bills May Include Other Charges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

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

Oct 27, 2025 - During the most recent application round, about 18 ,000 people applied, with 2,300 awarded loan vouchers. Proposal Creates a Down-Payment Assistance Program for UC Support Staff. The measure requires UC to establish a new program offering down-payment loans to UC support staff that meet certain eligibility criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018