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

Jan 20, 2026 - File N o. 25-0033). Background AI and AI Companies. AI refers broadly to technologies that enable computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as generating content, identifying patterns, or mak ing predictions from data.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Jan 27, 2026 - 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. Nonresidents pay about 5  percent of all state income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-039

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

Oct 20, 2025 - About another one-third of state spending is for health and huma n services programs, mainly for the state ’s health insurance program for low-income residents, Medi-Cal. The rest goes mostly to prisons, parole programs, and courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

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

Nov 24, 2025 - For example, meeting the new clear and convincing standard to prove that a person should be awarded compensation for their medical liens could result i n more evidence being presented and considered in court, increasing the time such cases take.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

Ethnic studies course at the California State University. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - The ethnic studies course could not increase the total n umber of units required to graduate. Thus, CSU implemented it by replacing a lower-division social sciences GE course with a lower-division ethnic studies GE course.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-003

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - Some of thes e costs could be offset by reductions in state spending on local mental health and substance use services, truancy and dropout prevention, and victim services due to requirements i n current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-017

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Administered by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Medi-Cal comprises a substantial portio n of the state ’s health care system and serves over one-third of people in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

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

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Well operators must get a permit from CalGEM in order to drill a new well or to modify, repair, or plug a n existing well. Under certain circumstances, CalGEM can order that operators plug wells or can undertake the plugging and remediating of wells directly.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

High-quality public schools (Version 1). [Ballot]

Aug 30, 2023 - Although state law sets requirements for various aspects of how schools should operate, local governing bodies of school districts, charter schools, and county offices of educatio n have discretion over how to implement their educational programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-009