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

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Under California law, the new MCO tax would not go into effect without receiving federal approval to use the ta x to generate additional federal funds. Proposal Permanently Establishes MCO Tax. The measure would add provisions to California law permanently establishing an MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - If this employee earns $60,000 in their final year of service before retiri ng after working 18 years for the state, the employee will retire with an annual pension of $21,600 (18 x .02 x 60,000). This pension may increase by up to 2 percent each year, depending on actual inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - On the other hand, trial courts could receive an increased number of appeals of Labor Com missioner decisions or an increased number of class-action lawsuits or other civil filings that otherwise would have been pursued as PAGA lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

Place a limit on gross charges for patient care services or items set by certain private hospitals. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2015 - Examples of services that appear on a chargemaster are laboratory tests and x-rays, and examples of items that appear on a chargemaster are medications and medical instruments. For each entry, the chargemaster lists a gross charge, which is the list price for a service or item.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-101

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - To limit these new costs, rideshare and delivery com panies might hire fewer drivers. These companies also would eventually increase fares and delivery charges to make up for their new costs. Responses by Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - This is because a federal court previously determined that the payments required by certain tribal-state com pacts into the state ’s General Fund for use at the state ’s discretion generally were an illegal tax prohibited under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 23, 2015 - Department of Justice (DOJ) is not to prosecute marijuana users and businesses that act in com pliance with state and local marijuana laws so long as those laws are written and enforced in a manner that upholds federal priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-104