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

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - A small share of these rides resulted in reports of allegatio ns of wrongdoing by the driver or passenger. For example, the same report noted that the two largest rideshare companies —which make up the majority of the industry —disclosed 27,000 collisions and 20,000 assault or harassment incidents to CPUC over the same time period.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - The actual cost of implementing the measure would depend on future decisio ns by the Legislature, state departments, local governments, and voters. The requirements of the measure with the greatest possible fiscal effect are discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

International protocol official in state government. [Ballot]

Sep 16, 2015 - The U.S. does not have diplomatic relatio ns with the following members of the United Nations (UN): Iran and North Korea. (The U.S. has diplomatic relations with the Vatican and Kosovo, which are not UN members.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-046

Criminal prosecution of law enforcement officers. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2017 - The actual impact on state and local costs would depend on how state priso ns and county jails accommodate such changes in population. In addition, the measure could increase or decrease state and local law enforcement costs to the extent that the implementation of the measure impacts the total amount of civil damages that are paid by state and local law enforcement agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-022

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Most of these reductio ns would be from lower property tax revenues being generated on parcels with mineral rights located inside of health protection zones. Other local revenue sources that also could d ecline as a result of reduced oil extraction include royalty agreements that some local governments have with oil businesses (such as the City of Long Beach), sales taxes, and cert ain other local taxes and fees for oil extraction activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - However, the state still could set some minimum protectio ns for renters, like the current statewide limit on rent increases. Fiscal Effects Economic Effects.  If many local rent control laws automatically expand in response to the repeal of Costa-Hawkins and/or communities respond to this measure by further expanding their rent control laws beyond the existing protections for renters, it could lead to several economic effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

The statute of limitations for certain sex crimes committed against minors. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - The measure would likely increase state court costs to process additional criminal and civil cases that otherwise would not have been pursued due to existing statutes of limitatio ns. To the extent that more individuals are convicted of criminal offenses, this measure would also result in increased costs to the state and local criminal justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-059

A proposed constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 3, 2015 - The potential net amount of savings is uncertain and would depend on how the measure is implemented but could reach into the tens of millio ns of dollars annually. In many cases, however, any savings that are achieved would likely be redirected to other law enforcement and court activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-041

Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - Revenues from investment returns vary significantly year to year depending on market performance; however, pension boards adopt actuarial assumptio ns that assume average investment returns over an extended time horizon.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-076