New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - California billionaires, like all those earning money in the state, currently pay state taxes on their annual income. How billionaires respond to a new wealth tax could indirectly reduce their income tax payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - Also, a builder cannot require a release or waiver of the allegation from the homeowner in exchange for conducting repair work. Proposal The measure authorizes a second-mortgage program (known as a “middle-class homeownership loan ”), to be administered by CalHFA, which is intended to assist qualified prospective homebuyers with their purchase of a new home.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

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

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - The measure allows entities to annually deduct from their online sports wagering tax payment up to 20  percent of the amount they paid in initial and renewal license fees.  Under this measure, all of these revenues would be deposited into a new special fund, the California Online Sports Betting Trust Fund (COSBTF).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - The measure increases the renters ’ tax credit to $1,000 per year for single renters that earn $200,000 or less annually and $2,000 per year for married couples and heads of households that earn $400,000 or less an nually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-032

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Key details of the bill and/or compacts that could significantly impact the magnitude of the fiscal effects include: the specific sports wagering activities which are authorized (such as whether both in-person and online sports wagering are permitted as well as the types of games that may be bet upon), the regulatory structure adopted, and the specific payments required.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

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

Jan 27, 2026 - Residents of other states pay California income tax on income from work they did or investments they made in California. These commonly include wages for temporary work performed i n the state, owner income from businesses based in the state, and capital gains from selling real estate they own in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Involuntary Servitude [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2021 - These terms may include a requirement t hat people work and earn money to support their dependents and pay fines, court fees, and/or restitution to victims. Involuntary Servitude. The State Constitution specifies that, “Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime. ” However, the State Constitution does not define involuntary servitude.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-003