Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - These decisions would determine the initial one-time costs to set up the system needed to issue the cards as well as the ongoing cost for issuing identification cards. Changes to State Operations for SOS and State Auditor.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

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

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

Jan 20, 2026 - This includes a criminal fine and/or up to one year in jail for deliberately not complying with the requirements of this measure. It also includes civil penalties for specific types of violations. These range from up to $25,000 per month for failing to file required reports to up to $20 million for “evasion ” of the measure ’s requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The commission would be authori zed to impose civil penalties, including fines of up to 20 percent of a company ’s California-derived revenue for certain violations. Certain executives may be held personally liable for certain knowing violations, subject to penalties of up to $1 million per violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

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

Temporary tax increases. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - If enough voters sign the petition, the initiative is put up for a vote as a ballot proposition. More signatures must be collected for initiatives that change the State Constitution than those that change other laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-037

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The DOJ may impose civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation for failures to implement required safeguards, and up to $10,000 per violation for willful violations or the submission of false or misleading information.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - The number of people living in an area goes up and down over time. Every ten years, the U.S. Census counts the number of people who live in the U.S. The last census was in 2020, and the next census is in 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Proposition 32 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - After that, it would go up each year based on how fast prices are going up. A NO vote on this measure means: The state minimum wage likely would be about $17 per hour in 2026. After that, it would go up each year based on how fast prices are going up.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=32&year=2024

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

Jan 27, 2026 - 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. The state budget also has other funds, many known as special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038