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

Jan 20, 2026 - Such executives may be subject to penalties of up to $10 million per violation. In addition, certain willful misconduct —such as unauthorized expansion of AI capabilities or obstruction of investigations —would be punishable as a felony, with potential imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $10 million, or an amount equal to twice the financial gains resulting from the misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Establish New Special Tax on Income Exceeding $10  Million. The measure would establish an annual 5  percent surcharge on taxable income that exceeds $10  million. The measure specifies how revenues generated from this tax would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

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

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

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

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Over time, these revenue losses would grow by 5 to 10 percent per year. About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts. The other half would go to schools. In some years, the state could face additional cost pressures to provide mon ey to schools to offset their revenue losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

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

Congressional districts in California. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2025 - Historically, prior to 2025, states have rarely drawn new congressional districts sooner than every 10 years. California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Before 2010, the California Legislature drew the state ’s congressional district maps.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-031

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

Jan 20, 2026 - If initial registration fees are insufficient to establish the commission, the State Controller may advance up to $10 million from the General Fund, to be repaid with interes t within three years of the first annual assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2025 - File No. 24-0001, Amendment #2). Background California ’s Constitution. In 1850, the United States Congress and President Fillmore approved the act admitting California into the United States of America.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001