This is alist of California ballot propositions from 2020 to 2029.
| No. | Result | Description | Cit. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Failed | Public Preschool, K–12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020. Authorizes the issuance of $15 billion in bonds to finance capital improvements for public and charter schools statewide. | [1] |
| No. | Result | Description | Cit. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Passed | Authorizes state bonds to be issued to theCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine to continue stem cell research. | [2] |
| 15 | Failed | Schools and Communities First Initiative. Provides new funding for public schools, community colleges, and local government services by raising taxes on large commercial properties. | [3] |
| 16 | Failed | Allows government institutions to consider race, sex, or ethnicity in areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education, effectively allowingaffirmative action in the public sector. | [4] |
| 17 | Passed | Allows people who are onparole to vote and run for public office. | [5] |
| 18 | Failed | Allows 17-year-olds to vote in primary and special elections if they will turn 18 by the subsequent general election. | [6] |
| 19 | Passed | Increases the property tax burden on owners of inherited property in favor of providing expanded property tax benefits to homeowners ages 55 years and older, disabled homeowners, and victims of wildfires and natural disasters. | [7] |
| 20 | Failed | Adds more crimes to the list of non-violent felonies for which early parole is restricted, and requires DNA collection for certain misdemeanors. | [8] |
| 21 | Failed | Allow local governments to establish rent control on residential properties that have been occupied for over 15 years and allows landlords who own no more than two homes to exempt themselves from such policies. | [9] |
| 22 | Passed | Grants app-based transportation and delivery companies an exception toAssembly Bill 5 by classifying their drivers as "independent contractors", rather than "employees," thereby exempting employers from providing certain mandated employee benefits. | [10][11] |
| 23 | Failed | Protect the Lives of Dialysis Patients Act Initiative. Increases regulations indialysis clinics, requiring on-site physicians during treatment, report data on infections potentially caused by dialyses, seek permission prior to closing a clinic, and strengthening anti-discrimination protections for patients. | [9] |
| 24 | Passed | California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. Allows consumers to prevent businesses from sharing their personal data, correct inaccurate personal data, and limit businesses' usage of "sensitive personal information." Creates the California Privacy Protection Agency as a dedicated agency to implement and enforce state privacy laws, investigate violations, and assess penalties of violators. | [12] |
| 25 | Failed | Referendum to overturn a 2018 law that replaced the money bail system with a system based on public safety risk. | [13] |
Propositions in 2022 only appeared on the general election ballot.
| No. | Result | Description | Cit. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passed | Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment. Adds a reproductive freedom right to theConstitution of California. | [14] |
| 26 | Failed | Legalizes sports betting at Native American casinos and licensed racetracks in California. | [15] |
| 27 | Failed | Legalizes online and mobile sports wagering that are only offered by federally recognized Native American tribes and those eligible businesses that contract with them. | [16] |
| 28 | Passed | Provides additional funding for arts and music education in K–12 public schools. | [17] |
| 29 | Failed | Requires on-site licensed medical professionals at kidney dialysis clinics, among others requirements. | [18] |
| 30 | Failed | Increases taxes on personal incomes over $2 million to fund programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | [19] |
| 31 | Passed | A referendum on a 2020 law that prohibits the retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. | [20] |
| No. | Result | Description | Cit. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passed | Authorizes the issuance of $6.38 billion in bonds to build mental health treatment facilities, as well as fund housing for veterans and homeless individuals. Shifts about $140 million of annual existing tax revenue for existing mental health, drug, and alcohol treatment care from the counties to the state | [21] |
| No. | Result | Description | Cit. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Passed | Authorizes the issuance of $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and upgrades to public schools and colleges. | [22] |
| 3 | Passed | Repeals2008 California Proposition 8 and declares in the state constitution that the "right to marry is a fundamental right", effectively allowing same-sex couples to once again marry. | [23] |
| 4 | Passed | Authorizes the issuance of $10 billion in bonds to fund various water infrastructure, energy, and environmental protection projects. | [24] |
| 5 | Failed | Lowers thesupermajority vote requirement from 66.67% to 55% for any county or local bond measure that would fund affordable housing projects and public infrastructure. | [25] |
| 6 | Failed | Repeal the line in the state constitution saying, "Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime", replacing it with language saying that involuntary servitude is prohibited absolutely. | [26] |
| 32 | Failed | Raises the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, then annually adjusts it for inflation. | [27] |
| 33 | Failed | Repeals theCosta–Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, allowing cities to once again establish their own rent controls on single-family dwellings, condominiums, and residential properties completed after February 1, 1995. | [28] |
| 34 | Passed | Requires health care providers that have spent over $100 million in any 10-year period on anything other than direct patient care, and operated multifamily housing with over 500 high-severity health and safety violations, to spend 98% of the revenues from federal discount prescription drug program on direct patient care. | [29] |
| 35 | Passed | Makes permanent the existing tax on managed health care insurance plans, currently set to expire in 2026. It would also require the revenues generated by the tax to only be used for specifiedMedi-Cal services, and prohibit the revenue from being used to replace other existing Medi-Cal funding. | [30] |
| 36 | Passed | Increases the penalties and sentences for certain drug and theft crimes from being only chargeable asmisdemeanors. It would allow, among others, felony charges for possessingfentanyl and other certain drugs, and for thefts under $950, with two prior drug or theft convictions, respectively. | [31] |
| No. | Result | Description | Cit. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Passed | Replaces theCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission's congressional district map in favor of aDemocratic-favoringgerrymandered one drafted by theCalifornia State Legislature in response to theRepublican-favoring2025 Texas redistricting. The state legislature's map would be in effect from the2026 elections to the 2030 elections. In 2030, redistricting authority would return to the commission for the 2032 election. | [32] |
