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Outcomes

What became law, and how the place is doing.

Whole country

11.8% of people in California live below the poverty line.

Real output grew 15.6% over five years.

Children below the poverty line, 2024
14.6%
Country: 15.5%
Median household income, 2024
$100,130
Country: $81,604
1997: $1.4Tchained 2017 dollars, adjusted for inflation2025: $3.4T
All 8 counties
Counties by poverty rate
Trinity County$50,4815.4%23.0%
Del Norte County$58,7736.2%19.9%
Tulare County$68,90710.5%19.9%
Lake County$55,4897.0%19.7%
Imperial County$60,47718.4%18.8%
Butte County$65,1435.9%18.7%
Kern County$71,2958.7%18.6%
Merced County$65,3259.8%18.4%

1,037 bills were traced into law in 24 months

All 8 recent laws
What became law
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.CA SB 1023NoneSep 26, 2026
Juveniles.CA AB 2636NoneSep 26, 2026
Firearms: prohibited persons.CA AB 2339NoneSep 26, 2026
Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.CA SB 934NoneSep 26, 2026
Protective orders: firearms and ammunition: notice and procedures.CA AB 1753NoneSep 26, 2026
Firearms: voluntary firearm storage program.CA AB 1974NoneSep 26, 2026
Aging and Disability Resource Connection program.CA SB 1261NoneSep 20, 2026
Respiratory Care Practice Act.CA SB 1304NoneSep 20, 2026
Coverage is partial, and nothing here says a law moved a number.