Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - Under this kind of contract, clients typicall y only pay their attorneys if they settle or win the case. Attorneys generally pay for up-front litigation costs related to the cases (such as court fees and evidence collection costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

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

The right to boycott or engage in other activities to express opposition to the policies of the state of Israel toward Palestinians. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - For example, state law requires that people seeking or entering into a contract of more than $100,000 with a state entit y certify that they are (1) in compliance with the state ’s non-discrimination laws, (2) that any policy they have against any sovereign nation recognized by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-011

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - These regulatory costs could eventuall y be partially or fully offset by regulatory fee revenue. To the extent that fee revenues are not sufficient to fully support such costs, some of the costs could require support fr om other funding sources (such as the state General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004

Parole hearings for youth offenders. [Ballot]

Aug 31, 2017 - Under indeterminate sentencing, individuals receive a sentence range, such as 25-y ears-to-life. As discussed below, these individuals are typically considered for release in hearings conducted by the state Board of Parole Hearings (BPH).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-009

Juvenile dependency proceedings. [Ballot]

Jun 17, 2021 - The magnitude and direction of these costs would depend significantly on whether the courts interpret this measure to eliminate certain existing requirements for juvenile dependenc y proceedings —which could reduce court workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-004

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - This minimum requirement changes over time based on changes in state revenues, or the econom y and the number of students attending school. The state meets the minimum requirement by providing schools with funding from local property tax revenue and state tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 4, 2023 - After county election officials receive the VBM ballot, before the envelope is opened, election officials verif y the signature of the voter on the outside of the envelope. State law outlines the signature verification process and specifies that exact matches between the signature on the env elope and the signature on file is not required.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-016

Proposition 18 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - (Because current state law allows registered voters to run for elective office, this measure would result in 17-y ear-olds who turn 18 by the next general election to do so as well, if they meet all other existing eligibility requirements for elective office.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=18&year=2020

Attorney compensation in certain civil lawsuits. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - The specific percentage varies based on individual agreements between attorneys and their clients, but is typicall y higher for those cases that are more complex or riskier. State law places limits on contingency fee agreements in a few civil cases, such as prohibiting them in family law cases and imposing limits on the contingency fee percentage in me dical malpractice cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-031