Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - State law limits how businesses may sell or share the personal information of minors. Specifically, businesses must obtain explicit consent before selling or sharing the personal information of minors under the age of 16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure authorizes the commission to enforce compliance by seeking civil and criminal penalties against covered AI companies or their executives. Civil penalties on covered co mpanies may be assessed as a percentage of annual gross revenue, beginning at 5 percent for initial violations and increasing to as much as 100 percent for violations that remain u ncured over specified time periods.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Likely ongoing reduction in state General Fund revenues each year of a few billion dollars from changes in behavior of people with annual income exceeding $10  million in response to taxes levied by the measure for elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - The measure ’s changes could affect counties ’ costs to do so. The net effect on county administrative costs is unclear but likely would not exceed the low tens of millions of dollars annually. Summary of Fiscal Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - In contrast, a special tax is a tax levied on a specific good (for example, tobacco or fuel) or activity (for example, waste disposal or energy use) to raise revenue for a specific state prog ram. Taxes can be raised by the Legislature, by a two-thirds vote, or by voters with a majority vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Background Organizations May Seek Nonprofit Charitable Status. Organizations may seek nonprofit charitable status under federal and state law to access various benefits —most notably exemptions from certain taxes, such as income tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

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