New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - Real estate, pensions, and retirement accounts would be excluded from the tax. Most of the Money Set Aside for Health Care. Revenues from the wealth tax would be set aside in a special account. The state would decide how and when to spend the money but it would have to be spent on certain types of servi ces.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Pension Benefits State and Local Governments Sponsor “Defined Benefit ” Pension Plans for Their Employees. Most full-time public employees earn a defined benefit pension that guarantees the employee a certain level of income after they retire.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

The right to boycott or engage in other activities to express opposition to the policies of the state of Israel toward Palestinians. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - Federal and state law govern how these funds are administered. For example, the state Constitution requires the board of a public pension or retirement system have sole fiduciary responsibility to administer the system and to diversify investments to maximize earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-011

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not help fund these pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Other School Funding Comes From Federal, State, and Local Sources. The remaining public school funding —totaling about $37  billion in 2025-26 —comes from various federal, state, and local sources. This money includes federal funds to support students with disabilities, state funds to help pay for teacher pensions, and state and local funds for building and updating school facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not fund these pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-011

Funding for students attending private schools and homeschool. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not fund t hese pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-006

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

Jan 27, 2026 - This would result in decreased state income tax revenues of an unknown amount. Increased State Income Tax Revenues From New Tax on High-Income Nonresidents. High-income nonresidents who spend more than two months in the state would pay increased state income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - California State Auditor ’s Office (State Auditor). The State Auditor is an independent and nonpartisan office in state government that evaluates state and local governments ’ financial and operational activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Background State Finances Organized Into General Fund and Many Other Funds. The state budget is made up of many different funds. The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account and pays for most public services including education, health care, and prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038