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

Dec 10, 2025 - Following initi al screening, formal tribal consultation —as required under current law —would take place. The measure would require that any agreed-upon measures to reduce or avoid an impact to a tribal cultural resource be included as an enforceable requirement of t he project.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Proposition 32 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - The proposition would not change any loc al or industry-specific minimum wages. Minimum Wage $18 Per Hour in 2026. In 2026, the minimum wage would be $18 per hour for all employees. Without Proposition 32, it likely would be about $17 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=32&year=2024

Medi-Cal Rx program and revenues from federal drug price discounts. [Ballot]

Oct 19, 2023 - Moreover, some entities may choose to stop participating in the 340B program altogether as a result of the measure, als o potentially resulting in either savings or costs to state and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-021

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Over time, this could result in some lower costs for state health programs that support lower income residents, such as Medi-C al. The magnitude of such potential impacts are unknown. Summary of Fiscal Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC). [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2023 - Beyond systemwide tuition and fee charges, students pay various other fees, including for health services, textbooks and other instruction al materials, housing, and parking. UC Is Governed by a Central Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-034

Funding for arts and music education in schools. [Ballot]

Dec 21, 2021 - Of the tot al amount, 70  percent would be distributed to LEAs based on their share of statewide enrollment. The remaining 30  percent would be distributed based on each LEA ’s share of low-income students statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-036

Emergency shutdown orders. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - This, in turn, could prevent reductions in state and local tax revenues that would otherwise occur as well as change state and loc al emergency-related costs. On the other hand, to the extent the measure results in the state and local governments not issuing a shutdown order that could mitigate an emergency or ending such an order prematurely, the measure could result in more severe emergencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-018

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2021 - After county election officials receive the VBM ballot, before the envelope is opened, election offici als verify the signature of the voter on the outside of the envelope. State law outlines the signature verification process and specifies that exact matches between the signature o n the envelope and the signature on file is not required.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-021

Schools notifying parents of a student’s gender identity; school, college, and university sex-segregated facilities and athletic programs and activities; and certain gender-affirming medical treatment

Nov 14, 2023 - At the time of this analysis, the courts have al lowed policies in some states to take effect, while policies in other states have not been allowed to go into effect. If a court were to rule policies similar to provisions included in the measure (or the measure itself) could not go into effect, then those provisions would have no fiscal effect on the state or local government.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-027

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - This large financi al benefit exists primarily because the state uses federal funding to help cover the cost of the tax on Medi-Cal enrollment. State Historically Has Used MCO Tax to Offset General Fund Costs in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024