Rev.2/17/2026

Initiative Petitions in Process

for November 2026 Election

Possible New Petitions

  • 25-0032 – 02/04/26 "California Charitable Assets Protection"

  • 25-0033 – 02/04/26 “California Public Benefit AI Accountability”

  • 25-0034 – 02/04/26 “California AI Worker Protection”

  • 25-0035 – 02/05/25 “60+ Property Tax Exemption” 

    25-0036 – 02/11/25 “AI Companion Chatbot Safety”

  • 25-0037 – 02/11/25 “Budget Stability”

  • 25-0038 – 02/11/26 "Protect Schools and Taxpayers"

  • 25-0039 – 02/11/26 "California Residency Rules"

  • 25-0040 – 02/11/26 "California Government Efficiency Improvement"

  • 25-0041 – 02/11/26 "Retirement and Personal Savings Protection"

  • 26-0001 – 04/07/26 "Yesterday's Voters Only Needed New Empowerment (YVONNE) Act" - Do NOT sign

  • 26-0002 – 04/08/26 "Yesterday's Voters Obviously Needed Next-Level Enfranchisement Too Act (YVONNE Too Act)" - Do NOT sign

  • 26-0003 – 04/14/26 "Yesterday’s Voters Overtly Needed Nonstop Efficacy To Have Real Emerging Epiphanies Act (YVONNE Three Act)” - Do NOT sign

New Petitions (but not yet 25% of signatures)

1987 (25-0010 replaces failed petition 24-0001A2.) - REQUIRES FUTURE VOTE ON WHETHER CALIFORNIA SHOULD BECOME INDEPENDENT COUNTRY. - Circulation Deadline 04/13/26 - Places question on November 2028 ballot: “Should California leave the United States and become a free and independent country?” If at least 50% of registered voters participate in that election, and at least 55% vote “yes,” it would constitute “a vote of no confidence in the United States” and “expression of the will of the people of California” to become an independent country but would not change California’s current government or relationship with the United States. Creates commission to report on California’s viability as independent country. Legislative Analyst: Around $10 million in one-time election-related costs and to form the new commission on national sovereignty and independence. Around $2 million in annual state costs to operate the commission.

1988 (25-0011) - PROHIBITS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES FROM RESTRICTING BOYCOTTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING PALESTINIAN RIGHTS OR OPPOSING ISRAEL’S ACTIONS. - Circulation Deadline 04/13/26 - Prohibits policies by governments, agencies, and public Universities that: (1) restrict engagement in activities—including boycotts, divestments, and sanctions—that express support for Palestinian rights or opposition to Israel’s actions (“BDS activities”); or (2) condition eligibility for contracts, grants, or other funding on agreement not to participate in BDS activities. Prohibits high schools, colleges, and universities from disciplining students for certain BDS activities. Prohibits public investment and retirement funds from adopting policies that restrict support of BDS activities. Legislative Analyst: Net increase in costs, not likely to exceed the low millions annually, related to (1) developing new guidance and policies, (2) resolving alleged violations in the courts, and (3) responding to related public records requests.

1991 (25-0014). REQUIRES STATE PROVIDE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO STUDENTS ATTENDING RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Circulation Deadline 04/20/26 - Requires state to deposit yearly voucher payments ($17,000 initially, adjusted annually) into Education Savings Accounts for California residents in grades TK-12 attending religious and other private schools anywhere in the United States. Payments will come from General Fund and property tax revenues that currently fund public schools. Eliminates constitutional prohibition on state funding of religious and other private schools. Prohibits state regulation of private school curriculum. Prohibits building, safety, or health standards for home schools that are stricter standards applied to homes or similar businesses. Legislative Analyst: Increased costs, likely ranging from several billion to more than $10 billion per year, primarily driven by payments for students enrolled in private schools (or homeschooling). The state could pay for these costs using revenues it currently spends on public schools or other state programs. For public schools: reductions in state funding based on the number of students leaving public schools. This reduction could range from a few billion to more than $16 billion per year and is separate from any reduction the state might make to pay for its own costs. Public schools would likely respond by spending less on staff, supplies, services, and other activities.

1992 (25-0015). ELIMINATES RIGHT OF LEGISLATORS WHO VOTED FOR TEMPORARY CHANGES TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS IN RESPONSE TO TEXAS’ PARTISAN REDISTRICTING TO HOLD SPECIFIED OFFICES FOR 5–10 YEARS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Circulation Deadline 04/20/26 | Proponent(s): Carl DeMaio - Prohibits legislators from holding specified offices after their current term if they voted in 2025 to ask voters to approve the temporary use of new congressional district maps in California until the Citizens Redistricting Commission adopts new maps in 2031, or if they vote for future redistricting measures. Prohibition applies for 10 years to elective office, and five years to appointive office, legislative staff, and other specified offices, in California. Legislative Analyst: No fiscal effect.

1994. (25-0017) REPEALS VOTER-ENACTED CHANGES TO PROPERTY TAX RULES FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Reinstates property tax reassessment exemptions for certain real property transfers between family members (including by inheritance), which voters eliminated through Proposition 19 in 2020, reducing local property tax revenues and eliminating funding source for Proposition 19’s California Fire Response Fund. Allows transfers to children (or grandchildren if parents are deceased) without property tax reassessment of: (1) principal residence, regardless of its current value or continued use as principal residence; and (2) $1 million in other real property. Properties assessed under Proposition 19 may be reassessed under reinstated rules. Legislative Analyst: Some owners of inherited properties would pay lower property taxes. This would reduce revenue for local governments and schools by around $1 billion per year in the first few years. These losses would grow over time, reaching around $2 billion annually. (25-0017.)

1996. (25-0019A1) REPEALS STATE LAW THAT PROHIBITS BALLOT INITIATIVES FROM BEING SUBMITTED AT PRIMARY ELECTIONS. As amended in 2011, statewide ballot initiatives can only be submitted to general election in November of even-numbered years, or at a statewide special election. This measure allows initiatives and referenda to be submitted at any statewide election, including primary elections and general elections in November of an odd-numbered year. Legislative Analyst: Increased costs, up to the low tens of millions each statewide election cycle. The extent depend on whether more initiatives qualify for the ballot.​​​​​​​ (25-0019A1.)

2001. (25-0024A1) IMPOSES ONE-TIME TAX ON CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND TRUSTS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Imposes one-time tax of up to 5% on taxpayers and trusts with covered assets valued over $1 billion; covered assets include businesses, securities, art, collectibles, and intellectual property, but exclude real property and some pensions and retirement accounts. Allocates 90% of these tax revenues for health care, 10% for food assistance or education-related programs; prohibits using revenues to replace existing funding for these purposes. Exempts such tax revenues from constitutional requirements for school funding, budget reserves, and state spending limit. Legislative Analyst: Temporary increase in revenues from a new tax on the wealth of billionaires. These wealth tax revenues probably would add up to tens of billions spread over several years. Likely ongoing decrease in state income tax revenues of hundreds of millions or more per year.​​​​​​​ (25-0024A1.)

2002. (25-0025A1) CHILD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS. PROHIBITS SMARTPHONES IN SCHOOLS. Requires risk assessments and risk labels for artificial intelligence (AI) products likely to be used by children. Prohibits distribution to children of AI products that present an “unacceptable risk,” including certain “companion chatbots” (AI software that simulates humanlike relationships). Extends prohibition on selling or sharing personal data without consent to all children under 18 (up from 16). Authorizes new monetary penalties in lawsuits for actual harm to children caused by AI or social media products. Prohibits student use of personal smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets at school. Legislative Analyst: Increased state regulatory and enforcement costs potentially in the tens of millions annually to regulate certain AI products related to children and process court cases seeking monetary awards allowed by the measure for violation of its provisions. Some or all of these costs would be offset by regulatory fees or monetary awards received by the state. (25-0025A1.)

2003. (25-0027A1) PROHIBITS NEW STATE LAWS THAT INTERFERE WITH RIGHT TO CONTRACT WITH AN ATTORNEY. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Prohibit new state laws that deny or interfere with a person’s ability to contract with an attorney of their choice. States that another measure that would limit attorney contingency-fee contracts shall be deemed to conflict with this measure. Applies only to laws enacted on or after January 1, 2026; does not limit courts’ existing authority to regulate the practice of law or to prohibit illegal or excessive financial arrangements with attorneys. Legislative Analyst: No direct costs (25-0027A1.)

2004. (25-0028A1) EXPANDS RIDESHARE COMPANIES’ LIABILITY FOR PASSENGER INJURIES. Classifies rideshare companies as “common carriers” under California law (like taxis, buses, and trains), requiring those companies to exercise a heightened standard of care to avoid harm to passengers. Makes rideshare companies legally responsible for injuries to passengers or the public caused by a rideshare driver’s negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct, regardless of whether the driver is an independent contractor. Voids any contract between a rideshare company and a passenger or independent contractor that purports to waive any of these rights or obligations. Legislative Analyst: Increased court costs ranging from millions to low tens of millions annually to process increased civil case workload. Increased costs to CPUC in the low millions annually to develop, implement, and enforce new regulations, to be covered by fees paid by rideshare companies. (25-0028A1.)

2007. (25-0030A1) REQUIRES STATE RESPONSE IF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES UNLAWFULLY RETAINS OFFICE BEYOND TWO-TERM LIMIT. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires the State to sue to prevent a President of the United States from remaining in office after two terms in violation of the Twenty-Second Amendment (“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice . . . .”). If a court decides that the President has unlawfully remained in office:

  • the State of California must stop recognizing the individual as President;

  • the Attorney General must take lawful steps to arrest and prosecute the individual; and

  • the Legislature must enact laws disqualifying the individual from future state office.

Legislative Analyst: Potential increase in one-time costs, not likely to exceed the low millions, to address violations of the 22nd Amendment, in years in which such violations are attempted. State costs to create protections for state employees, veterans, and servicemembers who refuse unconstitutional orders. These costs would depend on what protections are adopted. (25-0030A1)

2008. (25-0031) PROHIBITS USE AFTER 2026 OF TEMPORARY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS ADOPTED BY VOTERS IN 2025 IN RESPONSE TO TEXAS’ PARTISAN REDISTRICTING. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. In 2025, in response to Texas’ mid-decade partisan redistricting, voters passed Proposition 50 to require the temporary use of new congressional district maps in California’s congressional elections through 2030. This measure would instead allow use of the Proposition 50 voter-approved maps only in the 2026 congressional election, and would require for the 2028 and 2030 congressional elections the use of the maps adopted in 2021 by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Legislative Analyst: Likely minimal one-time costs to counties of less than a few hundred thousand dollars to revert back to the Commission’s 2021 Congressional maps starting in 2028 until the Commission establishes new maps following the 2030 census. (25-0031.)

Received 25% of required Signatures:

1983 (25-0006A1) LIMITS ABILITY OF VOTERS TO RAISE REVENUES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Circulation Deadline: 02/25/26 - Save Prop 13 (Version 3 - Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc) - For voter-proposed local special taxes, raises the vote approval threshold from a simple majority (over 50%) to two-thirds. In charter cities, prohibits voters from approving real estate transfer taxes that exceed 0.11%. Overturns all existing voter-approved property-related taxes that do not comply with these requirements two years after the measure is enacted. Legislative Analyst: Annual loss of revenues totaling up to a couple of billion dollars, predominantly affecting certain charter cities. Potential future reduction in what local governments would otherwise collect in revenues due to a higher vote threshold for certain taxes and fewer types of taxes that local governments can adopt. - Print the Petition to Sign at website Save Prop. 13 (This petition 1983 is the one (of three) that Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association seeks signatures)

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1984 (25-0007A1)  ESTABLISHES ADDITIONAL VOTER IDENTIFICATION AND CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Circulation Deadline 03/18/26 - Under current law, when registering to vote, individuals must state under penalty of perjury that they are United States citizens and provide information to verify their identity (e.g., birthdate, driver’s license or Social Security number). This measure would amend the California Constitution to further require that: 

  • voters present government-issued identification at the polls or the last four digits of a government-issued identification number when voting by mail;

  • the State provide voter identification cards on request; and

  • elections officials annually report percentage of each county’s voters whose citizenship they have verified.

Legislative Analyst: One-time costs in the tens of millions of dollars to prepare for implementation. Increased annual costs ranging in the tens of millions of dollars to the low hundreds of millions of dollars to fulfill new requirements related to elections administration.

1985 (25-0009A1) - LIMITS COMPENSATION FOR HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. - Circulation Deadline 04/06/26 - Prohibits certain hospitals and medical entities from paying executives, managers, and administrators more than $450,000 in total annual compensation (salary, paid time off, bonuses, stock options, company vehicle, etc.) or severance payments; compensation limit increases up to 3.5% annually based on Consumer Price Index. Requires annual reporting of all executives, managers, and administrators receiving compensation or severance packages exceeding limit. Authorizes enforcement by Attorney General or taxpayer litigation. Penalties for violations include fines, revocation of tax-exempt status, and appointment of Attorney General representative to board of directors of nonprofit corporations. Legislative Analyst: Cost as much as several million dollars annually to enforce the new limit on pay for administrators at affected hospitals and physician groups, mostly covered by fees charged to the affected entities.

1986 (25-0008A1) - REQUIRES COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS SPEND 90% OF REVENUE ON PROGRAM SERVICES. - Circulation Deadline 04/06/26 - Requires nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (community clinics that provide primary care to medically underserved areas and populations) to spend at least 90% of their revenue on program services advancing their charitable purpose, including but not limited to patient services, rather than management and overhead. Department of Public Health may waive spending requirement in exceptional circumstances. Authorizes Attorney General to publish guidance defining qualifying expenditures. Imposes monetary penalties for noncompliance, which may be refunded if centers become compliant within five years. Authorizes criminal charges for false reports and schemes to artificially increase spending ratio. Legislative Analyst: Cost of up to the low tens of millions of dollars annually to enforce the new requirement that nonprofit safety net health clinics spend at least 90 percent of annual revenue on certain types of expenses, much of which would be covered by fees and penalties charged on the affected entities.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

1990 (25-0013A1). CREATES LOAN PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE-INCOME BUYERS OF QUALIFIED NEW HOMES. Circulation Deadline 04/20/26 - Authorizes up to $25 billion in bonds to offer eligible buyers fixed-rate mortgages for up to 17% of the purchase price of a “qualified new home” (new construction or first sale of converted nonresidential property, priced below about $1 million–$1.5 million, depending on county, adjusted annually). Borrowers must be California residents for one year, plan to occupy the home, earn less than 200% of area median income, and pay at least 3% down. Requires that bonds be repaid by homeowners’ mortgage payments, not State. Legislative Analyst: No costs. 

1993 (25-0016). PROVIDES PERMANENT FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND HEALTHCARE BY EXTENDING EXISTING TAX ON HIGH INCOMES. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Circulation Deadline 05/04/26 - Makes permanent 2012 tax rates for high-income Californians, set to expire in 2031. Rates apply to personal income over about $360,000 for single filers, $721,000 for joint filers, and $490,000 for heads of household (2024 levels; adjusted annually for inflation). Allocates tax revenues 89% to K-12 schools, 11% to community colleges. Allows local school boards to decide how revenues are spent; bars use for administrative costs. Increases General Fund revenues for education, healthcare, budget reserves, and other programs. Legislative Analyst: Maintains $5 billion to $15 billion of annual state income taxes (in today’s dollars) by making a tax on high income earners permanent instead of letting it expire in 2031

1995. (25-0018A1) REQUIRES UNIV OF CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE DOWNPAYMENT HOME LOANS TO CERTAIN STAFF. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Univ of California (UC) currently offers home loans to faculty and managers. This measure requires UC to provide no-interest 20% downpayment loans to non-faculty, non-managerial staff who are first-time homeowners with five years’ experience working for UC. No monthly payments required; staff must repay loan—plus 20% of any increase in home’s value—when home is sold or refinanced. Requires 75% of loans be made available to staff with household incomes at or below area median income. Prohibits using taxpayer funds, tuition, or General Fund to fund loans. Legislative Analyst: Costs to the University of California of about $30 million annually the first few years to provide new home loans, with annual costs decreasing over a few decades as loans are repaid. (25-0018A1)

1998. (25-0021A1) RESTRICTS POLITICAL SPENDING BY HEALTH CARE UNIONS. Circulation Deadline 06/01/26. Prohibits certain large health care unions from political spending over specified amounts regarding state or local ballot measures without following certain member consent requirements. Requires these unions to provide members annual notice describing prior-year political spending. Requirements apply only to unions, not employers. Imposes monetary penalties on unions as follows: (1) for violations of member consent requirements, the amount spent in violation of the requirements; and (2) for violations of member notice requirements, $1,000 per member (e.g., a $50,000,000 penalty if union does not provide notice to 50,000 members). Legislative Analyst: Increased annual costs, millions of dollars, with some costs paid by penalties created by the measure. (25-0021A1.)

1999. (25-0022A1) LIMITS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VICTIMS' RECOVERY OF MEDICAL EXPENSES AND FEES THEIR ATTORNEYS MAY RECEIVE. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Automobile accident victims often hire an attorney on a contingency basis, meaning the attorney receives an agreed-upon percentage of the victim’s monetary recovery if the victim wins. This measure would:

  • limit the fees such attorneys may receive so victims retain at least 75% of their monetary recovery, but does not restrict fee arrangements for defendants’ attorneys;

  • for certain medical expenses, increase victims’ burden of proof and limit the amounts they may recover; and

  • prohibit certain financial arrangements between attorneys and medical providers.

Legislative Analyst: Likely net savings to the state trial courts ranging from the millions to the tens of millions annually. These effects depend on the overall reduction in motor vehicle accident cases being filed as well as the degree to which remaining cases would take longer to resolve. Increased state Medi-Cal costs that could range from the millions to tens of millions annually due to various factors, including a reduction in compensation for some motor vehicle accidents used to offset Medi-Cal costs. (25-0022A1.)

2000. (25-0023A1) MODIFIES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. Amends California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite environmental review of specified categories (including most housing, transportation, water, health, and clean energy projects). For these types of projects, this measure:

  • sets deadlines for public agencies to complete environmental review and take required actions for project;

  • allows expedited review of project’s environmental impacts, limiting public agencies’ current obligation to consider a range of feasible project alternatives to reduce environmental impacts; and

  • limits court review of project approvals by establishing deadlines for filing and resolving lawsuits and limiting evidence court may consider and relief it can order.

Legislative Analyst: Costs in the tens of millions annually for the first several years. Over the long term, the annual net fiscal effects are uncertain, but governments likely would experience net savings due to reduced administrative and legal workload. Net fiscal effects on state trial courts ranging from annual savings of up to the tens of millions to annual costs of up to the low tens of millions. (25-0023A1.)

2005. (25-0029A1) EXPANDS LIABILITY AND IMPOSES DUTIES ON RIDESHARE COMPANIES REGARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. Classifies rideshare companies as “common carriers” under California law (like taxis, buses, and trains), requiring those companies to exercise a heightened standard of care to avoid harm to passengers. Makes rideshare companies legally responsible for sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, against riders or drivers, regardless of whether driver is an independent contractor. Requires rideshare companies to publish monthly report of sexual misconduct incidents and notify riders of known risks of sexual misconduct associated with a matched driver. Requires annual fingerprinting and background checks for rideshare drivers. Legislative Analyst: Increased costs from low tens of millions to mid-tens of millions annually to process driver fingerprint background checks, potentially to be covered by fees. Increased state court costs ranging from millions to low tens of millions annually to process increased civil case workload. Increased costs to CPUC in the low millions annually to develop, implement, and enforce new regulations, to be covered by fees paid by rideshare companies. (25-0029A1.)

2006. (25-0026A1) AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH. Authorizes $8.4 billion in bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research (technologies that use body’s immune system to treat disease), allocated equally between (1) a University of California-affiliated nonprofit medical research institute selected by the California Department of Public Health based on specified criteria, and (2) a grant program for public or nonprofit universities and institutions. Requires half of research money go to cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s disease research. Requires funding recipients to sell technology and drugs derived from research in California for 20% below national average price. Appropriates money from General Fund to repay bonds. Legislative Analyst: Increased costs of $500 million annually for 25 years to repay the bonds. The state could recoup part or all subsequent decades if the funded research leads to discoveries that generate revenue, though this is uncertain. (25-0026A1.)

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Propositions on November Ballot

Seniors: If you are over 65, file with your local school district to waive locally passed property tax for schools (state-wide school taxes cannot be waved).   See your property tax bill to see if your school district offers a local exclusion to seniors.

School Bonds do not fall under the Prop 13 taxing authority 67% to pass.  Instead, they only need 55% to pass

Data Source: Initiative and Referendum Qualification Status :: California Secretary of State - The TVR does not take positions directly, but the Board agreed to pass along what conservatives are saying about these propositions appearing on your ballot.

  • ACGOP = Alameda County Republican Central Committee

  • CAGOP = California Republican Party (Initiatives Committee)

  • HB = Harry Briley, Source of this commentary, Legislative Watch Team