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

Alternative process for local governments to assess fees for flood control, stormwater management, water, and sewer services (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - We discu ss a few of these local funding sources below.  Property-Related Fees. A fee is a charge imposed on an individual or business for a service provided directly to that individual or business. The amount of the fee may not exceed the cost to government t o provide the service.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-116

Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - The taxed drinks include soda, energy drinks, sports drinks, sweetened teas, and fruit drinks containing le ss than 100  percent juice. For the four cities combined, these taxes currently raise an estimated $25  million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004

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

Dec 7, 2015 - However, medium-sized and large cities and counties could further restrict, or completely ban, such storefront businesses, as well as any other marijuana busine sses, with voter approval. Marijuana Cultivation for Personal Use.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-086

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