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

Landfills. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - First, the measure requires landfills that do not comply with the adopted ALBS technology regulations to pay a penalty totaling 10  percent of their tipping fee revenues directly to CalRecycle. Second, it requires NGD Consortium to pay CalRecycle an amount equal to 10  percent of tipping fees received by landfills that are compliant with the adopted ALBS technology regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-006

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

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

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Specifically, these changes include (1)  modifying the initiative qualification process (for example, reducing the number of signatures required to qualify a citizen initiative for the ballot), (2)  allowing qualified citizen initiatives to appear on the statewide primary ballot, and (3)  establishing a new statewide election in April of odd-numbered years when qualified citizen initiatives could appear on the ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

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

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Net costs or savings resulting from the measure would depend on (1) how many special tax initiatives qualify for a one-time audit but are not approved by voters, (2) the number of pages that are added to the Voter Information Guide each election cycle, and (3) the level of savings that are identified and implemented as a result of the audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

Oversight of certain nonprofit charities and related entities. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - (These are also commonly known as 501(c)(3) organizations.) To obtain this status under both federal and state law, organizations must submit certain information to various federal and state agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - While specific terms va ry, contracts for attorney services typically include whether people will be paying their attorneys (1)  an hourly rate, (2)  a flat fee (a set amount for a product or service), or (3)  on a contingency basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027