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

Oct 27, 2025 - The annual cost to UC would decrease over time as old loans were paid off and the freed-up funds could be used for new loans. After about three decades, a sufficient number of old loans likely would be paid off in any given year to support new loans that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

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

Jan 20, 2026 - These costs would generally be paid for by a similar amount of revenues from new fees and penalties paid by entities subject to the increased oversight. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Attorneys Can Be Paid in Various Ways. State law generally requires attorneys enter into written contracts with clients to specify what services are being provided and how they will be paid for. While specific terms va ry, contracts for attorney services typically include whether people will be paying their attorneys (1)  an hourly rate, (2)  a flat fee (a set amount for a product or service), or (3)  on a contingency basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

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

Nov 24, 2025 - If this occurs, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is required by state and federal law to recover monies from these people for any services paid for by Medi-Cal. Private health insurance may similarly seek to recover monie s for services they paid for. 3)   Medical Liens.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Net costs or savings resulting from the measure would depend on (1) how many special tax initiatives qualify for a one-time audit but are not approved by voters, (2) the number of pages that are added to the Voter Information Guide each election cycle, and (3) the level of savings that are identified and implemented as a result of the audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

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

Jan 20, 2026 - These costs would generally be paid by new revenues from assessments authorized by the measure; however, there could be initial costs to the state General Fund, likely in the range of millions to te ns of millions of dollars, to begin these efforts in advance of future revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Jan 20, 2026 - These costs would genera lly be paid by new revenues from fees, assessments, and penalties authorized by the measure. Other Fiscal Effects. This measure could impact state and local tax revenues by influencing how AI companies operate in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - The measure intends for these costs to be covered primarily through fees paid by rideshare companies. (We note that additional legislative language may need to be adopted to effectuate DOJ ’s and BSIS ’s ability to conduct and process the background checks required by the measure.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-029

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Property taxes are paid based on the taxable value of the property. Property taxes are a major revenue source for local governments, raisin g about $100  billion annually statewide. How Is a Property Tax Bill Calculated?
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - These costs could be in the low millions of dollars annually, and would be covered by regulatory fees paid by rideshare companies. Summary of Fiscal Effects. We estimate that this measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state court costs ranging from the millions of dollars to the low tens of millions of dollars annually to process increased civil case workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028