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

Personal income taxes and funding for education and health programs (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - For example, Medi-Cal is budgete d to spend $91 billion in total to provide coverage to over 12 million people in 2015-16, with funding from federal and special funds, as well as the General Fund. Likewise, part o f the state ’s child care and early childhood programs and a portion of UC and CSU spending are supported from other sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-070

Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2015 - Impedes a patient 's ability to obtain, transport, or cultivate marijuana, so long as (1)  the method of obtaining, cultivating, or transporting marijuana is consistent with the business practices and/or cultivation practices used for other non-prohibited flora in the l aw ’s jurisdiction, and (2) no medical marijuana business or cultivation activities occur within 600  feet of a K-12 school, unless approved by local authorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-044

Proposition 16 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - State law also has a number of antidiscrimination provisions that are similar to those in federal l aw. Policies and Programs Created or Modified After Proposition  209. After voters approved Proposition  209, some public entities in California created or modified policies and programs to instead consider characteristics not banned by Proposition  209.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=16&year=2020

Proposition 24 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - After paying for state trial court and DOJ costs each year, the proposition requires 91  percent of the remaining funds be invested by the state with any interest or earnings sent to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=24&year=2020

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Under the measure, each fiscal year after offsetting the state court and DOJ costs, 91  percent of remaining funds would be invested by the State Treasurer with any interest or earnings transferred to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana [Ballot]

Jun 11, 2015 - This is because many individuals who are currently purchasing marijuana illegally could begin purchasing it legally under state l aw at businesses that collect such taxes. In addition, the state would also receive revenue from excise taxes imposed on recreational marijuana by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-024

Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - As noted previously, when Medi-Cal has paid for health benefits provided to a beneficiary injured by medical malpractice, it may recover a portion of medical malpractice damages aw arded to the beneficiary to reimburse the state costs of these benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

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