California’s relationship with the United States of America. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - White that the initial act admitting a state to the Union “was final. ” The court said: “There was no place for reconsideration, or revocation, except through revolution, or through consent of the states. ” Initiatives and Constitutional Revisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-010

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2025 - White that the initial act admitting a state to the Union “was final. ” The court said: “There was no place for reconsideration, or revocation, except through revolution, or through consent of the states. ” Initiatives and Constitutional Revisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Jan 21, 2026 - Over the first few years, sch ools and other local governments would lose between $12 billion and $20 billion annually. Over time, these revenue losses would grow by 5 to 10 percent per year. About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-035

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

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

Oct 27, 2025 - The loans generally cover 90  percent of the home purchase price, with the borrower making a down payment of 10  percent (rather than the more typical 20  percent). The loans generally have below-market interest rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

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

Jan 20, 2026 - 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. Penalties could be sought by the new board or DOJ and would be paid to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - The measure requires that any technology, treatment, or drug developed through funded research be made available to California patients at a price discounted by 20 percent. Requires Purchases From In-State Suppliers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Eligibility for elective office. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Through two statewide constitutional initiatives (Proposition  11 of 2008 and Proposition  20 of 2010), voters in California established an independent commission to draw state district maps. The State Constitution sets limitations on Commission members ’ eligibility to run for elective office in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-015

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - To be eligible for a mortgage, lenders generally require homebuyers to provide a downpayment, which is an up-front lump sum —traditionally equal to about 20  percent of the sales price —toward the purchase of a home.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Proposition 2 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Over the past 20 years, the bulk of state facility funding for schools and community colleges has come from voter-approved bonds (a total of $31.8  billion). Recently, the state provided an additional $4.6  billion in other funding for school and community college facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=2&year=2024