New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - This would mean less money for the state ’s general budget that supports education, health care, prisons, and other services. While there would be money from the wealth tax to pay for some of these things, like health car e, that money would be temporary.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Temporary tax increases. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - People who want to raise taxes using an initiative first have voters sign a p etition for the initiative. If enough voters sign the petition, the initiative is put up for a vote as a ballot proposition.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-037

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

Oct 20, 2025 - Fiscal Effects Measure Would Bring in Between $5  Billion and $15  Billion Each Year. The amount of money brought in by this measure is hard to predict and will go up and down with the economy. This is because much of the revenue comes from taxing investment income and capital gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

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

Jan 20, 2026 - This includes a criminal fine and/or up to one year in jail for deliberately not complying with the requirements of this measure. It also includes civil penalties for specific types of violations. These range from up to $25,000 per month for failing to file required reports to up to $20 million for “evasion ” of the measure ’s requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Since the state has to pay interest on the money it borrows, the total cost of the bond would be about 10 percent more (after adjusting for inflation) than if the state paid up front with money it already has.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - Instead, the patient signs a contract promising payment to the provider from any compensation they receive from a settlement or court judgement. This is known as a “medical lien. ” If the compensation received does not fully cover the provider ’s bill, the patient is generally responsible for paying the remaining amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

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

Oct 27, 2025 - Most of this money came from hospital operations, campus services (such as housing, dining, and parking), and other nonstate sources. The state contributed about $5  billion, and students paid about $4  billion in tuition.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

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

Jan 27, 2026 - Nonresidents pay about 5  percent of all state income taxes. Determining Residency. The state does not have a single rule for determining whether a taxpayer is a resident or nonresident for tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - Properties with a taxable value over $5 million would be assessed a 1 percent surcharge, while the surcharge would be adjusted downward for properties with a taxable value between $4 million and $5 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-032

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

Dec 10, 2025 - The measur e also allows essential project applicants that had submitted their applications prior to this measure taking effect to withdraw their applications and resubmit them in order to us e the new process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023