Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws.   Several California cities —including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose —and some unincorporated communities have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents for housing from one year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - While the measure requires CalHFA to move forward with implementing the program within a year of enactment, the measure gives CalHFA discretion over how much in bonds to issue (up to $25  billion) and over what time period.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Proposition 33 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Several Cities Have Rent Control Laws.   Some local governments in California have laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents from one year to the next. These laws often are called rent control.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=33&year=2024

Insurer coverage of medical procedures and medication. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - This measure would have the following fiscal effects: Either limited or extensive effect on state and local government health care costs, potentially from the hundreds of millions of dollars to as much as the billions of dollars annua lly, depending on how courts interpret the measure and how insurers react to the measure ’s new restrictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-002

Renewable energy (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - For these LSEs, CPUC determines how much energy is needed to meet statewide demand, then directs them to procure enough resources to support that demand. CPUC also sets electricity rates for the LSEs under its jurisdiction and enforces state safety rules and regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-008

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - Specifically, if the price the inherited property can be sold for exceeds the property ’s taxable value by more than $1  million (adjusted for inflation), then the tax bill goes up but not as much as it would if the property were sold to someone else.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - How Is a Property Tax Bill Calculated? Each annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of the property multiplied by the property tax rate. The typical property tax rate is 1.1  percent. In the year a new owner takes over a property, its taxable value typically is its purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

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

Dec 27, 2021 - The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure and emergencies. In recent years, the limit has been an important consideration in state budgeting decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - The state would have costs to determine how much wealth tax is owed and to collect tax payments. These costs could be tens of millions of dollars per year. These costs would be pai d from the new wealth tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

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

Dec 27, 2021 - The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure and emergencies. In recent years, the limit has been an important consideration in state budgeting decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-038