Initiative Analyses

January 27

A.G. File No. 2025-041

Prohibit new taxes on financial assets and other personal property.

The measure prohibits new taxes on the ownership of financial assets or other personal property (Amendment #1).

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January 27

A.G. File No. 2025-040

Special taxes.

The measure would require one-time audits before special taxes appear on the ballot through the initiative process and require recurring audits of programs receiving funding from future special taxes (Amendment #1).

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January 27

A.G. File No. 2025-039

Residency rules for state personal income tax purposes.

This measure would change the state’s residency rules for state personal income tax purposes (Amendment #1).

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January 27

A.G. File No. 2025-038

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

The measure requires all tax revenues raised, including those deposited into a special fund, to be counted toward the state’s minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges (Amendment #1).

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January 27

A.G. File No. 2025-037

Temporary tax increases.

The measure creates a higher standard for any statewide proposition that raises a tax that would be in place for three years or less. (Amendment #1)

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January 27

A.G. File No. 2025-036

Artificial intelligence and child safety.

The measure establishes new child safety requirements for providers of “covered AI systems,” generally defined as consumer-facing, conversational AI systems (including companion-style chatbots) (Amendment #1).

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January 21

A.G. File No. 2025-035

Property tax rules for inherited property.

The measure amends the State Constitution to exempt most homeowners ages 60 or older from property taxes on their primary home.

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January 20

A.G. File No. 2025-034

Oversight of certain frontier artificial intelligence (AI) companies.

This measure creates a new commission to oversee certain AI companies, allows new civil and criminal penalties and creates the California AI Safety Fund (Amendment #1).

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January 20

A.G. File No. 2025-033

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

This measure creates a new commission to oversee certain AI companies and allows new civil and criminal penalties and private enforcement.

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January 20

A.G. File No. 2025-032

Oversight of certain nonprofit charities and related entities.

This measure increases this regulation and oversight of certain nonprofit charities engaged in research or technology creation as well as related entities, such as for-profit entities that receive substantial assets from these charities (Amendment #1).

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December 29

A.G. File No. 2025-031

Congressional districts in California.

Beginning in 2028, the measure would replace the Proposition 50 Congressional maps with the maps established in 2021 by the Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) until the Commission establishes new maps following the 2030 U.S. Census.

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December 19

A.G. File No. 2025-030

State enforcement of the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Among other things, this measure directs the state to seek judicial relief whenever a President attempts (or is suspected of attempting) to violate the 22nd Amendment, requires the Attorney General to criminally prosecute any President found by a court to have violated the 22nd Amendment, and requires protection for certain people who refuse unconstitutional orders (Amendment #1).

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December 17

A.G. File No. 2025-029

Rideshare companies.

This measure would (1) require background checks for rideshare drivers, (2) require rideshare companies to report sexual misconduct and assault incidents, (3) require rideshare companies to notify passengers about sexual misconduct and assault risk of drivers, and (4) increase rideshare companies’ legal and financial responsibility for rideshare-related sexual wrongdoing (Amendment #1).

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December 17

A.G. File No. 2025-028

Rideshare companies.

This measure would increase rideshare companies’ legal and financial responsibility for driver wrongdoing (Amendment #1).

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December 17

A.G. File No. 2025-027

Contracting with attorneys.

This measure provides a new constitutional right protecting the ability of people to contract with attorneys (Amendment #1).

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