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

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

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

No Public Resources Used to Deport California Residents [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2014 - State costs for Medi-Cal (Californ ia ’s state-federal Medicaid Program) could also increase as a result of this measure. However, these increased costs for counties and the state are likely to be minor.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-010

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - Under current state law, the cultivation, possession, distribution, transportation, and sale of psilocybin outside of an approved research setting is generally illegal in Californ ia. Penalties for adults for psilocybin-related activities vary depending on the offense.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004

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

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2021 - Under current state law, the cultivation, possession, distribution, transportation, and sale of psilocybin outside of an approved research setting is generally illegal in Californ ia. Penalties for adults for psilocybin-related activities vary depending on the offense.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-005

Child custody hearings. [Ballot]

Feb 23, 2017 - The Californ ia Constitution specifies that juries in criminal and civil cases will typically consist of 12  individuals. Jury decisions in criminal cases must be unanimous, while jury decisions in civil cases can be made with the agreement of 75  percent of the jurors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-001

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

Cap total annual compensation for executives at specified hospitals—including private nonprofit and for-profit hospitals—at the level of compensation received by the President of the United States. [B

Jan 11, 2016 - Nonprofit religious corporations and nonprofit corporations incorporated outside of Californ ia are excluded from this provision. The AG May Assess Fees to Cover the Costs of Implementation and Enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-111