Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Of this new revenue each year, (1) $40  million would be transferred to the state General Fund; (2)  of the remaining amount, hundreds of millions of dollars would pay for county and state elections administration costs; and (3)  all of the remaining billions of dollars would be used to supplement compensation earned by specified state and local government employees for their work related to the citizen initiative process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

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

Oct 20, 2025 - Typically, about 40  percent of the revenue brought in by this measure would go to schools and community colleges. A Smaller Portion of the Money Would Go to Reserves. The State Constitution requires the state to set aside money to save in budget reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

Proposition 4 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Fiscal Effects Increased State Costs of About $400  Million Annually for 40 Years to Repay the Bond. The estimated cost to repay the bond would be about $400  million annually over a 40-year period .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=4&year=2024

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - In most years, the state must allocate nearly 40  percent of General Fund revenue to meet this requirement. Schools pay for most of their general operating expenses (including teacher salaries, books, and supplies) using these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Landfills. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - These include a state law requiring statewide GHG emissions to be limited to 40  percent below 1990 levels by 2030. GHGs include gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Landfills produce methane emissions when organic waste —such as food scraps, wood, and paper —decompose.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-006

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - The state updated the limit in 2016 to 40  percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and further reduced it in 2022 to an objective of at least 85  percent below 1990 emissions levels by 2045. Emissions will need to decline much faster than historical trends in order to meet these goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Raising the personal income taxes for certain households to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Proposal Increases Income Taxes for High-Income Taxpayers The measure increases the personal income tax for taxpayers earning more than $2  million. These taxpayers would pay an additional tax of 1.75  percent on their income above $2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037

Funding for arts and music education in schools. [Ballot]

Dec 21, 2021 - In addition to requirements in core academic subjects (English, history/social science, mathemati cs, and science) the state requires that students complete one year of either (1)  visual or performing arts, (2)  a foreign language, or (3)  career technical education (CTE).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-036

Raising taxes on certain corporations to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - The state has several goals related to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and local air pollution, including state law that requires statewide GHGs are 40  percent below 1990 levels by 2030. To help achieve these goals, the state has a variety of programs meant to promote the adoption of ZEVs, which are generally defined to include battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-038

Felony sentencing. [Ballot]

Dec 14, 2021 - Under the measure, at least 40  percent of the money in the fund would be allocated to public K-12 schools and community colleges and would count toward the state ’s constitutionally required spending on education.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-035