Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Recently enacted state law, effective January 1, 2026, establishes requirements for companies that develop or train highly capable “frontier ” AI systems —generally advanced AI models with significant computational scale or capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Oversight of certain frontier artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Recently enacted state law, effective January 1, 2026, establishes requirements for companies that develop or train highly capable “frontier ” AI systems —generally advanced AI models with significant computational scale or capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Second, tribes with existing tribal-state compacts or federal gaming regulations could adopt a “model compact agreement ” (as established in the measure) before September 2029. Similar to a tribal-state compact, the model compact agreement would govern online sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Second, tribes with existing tribal-state compacts or federal gaming regulations could adopt a “model compact agreement ” (as established in the measure) before September 2027. Similar to a tribal-state compact, the model compact agreement would govern online sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Rules of professional conduct for attorneys. [Ballot]

Oct 5, 2017 - American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The ABA, a national voluntary professional organization for attorneys, has promulgated a series of ethical and professional responsibility guidelines known as the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-016

A proposed constitutional and statutory initiative related to poverty reduction. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - Pregnant women who are less than 28 weeks pregnant, are low-income, and are first-time mothers are eligible for services under the Nurse-Family Partnership model. DPH estimates that services provided through the Health y Families America model cost $5,800 per family and services provided through the Nurse-Family Partnership model cost $10,000 per family.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-043

Emergency shutdown orders. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - The online posting shall include all data, statistics, studies, forecasts, projections, modeling, and any other information that was relied upon as the justification to is sue the shutdown order. The measure requires that the posting specify precisely which piece of information justifies each specific component of a shutdown order.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-018

Proposed constitutional initiative regarding how Californians vote and the composition of the State Senate. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2019 - Under this model, a candidate may win the election even though he or she was not the first choice fo r a majority of voters. Single- vs. Multimember Districts. An electoral district is a geographic boundary.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-013

General obligation bonds for various natural resources-related programs and projects. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Climate models predict more intense storm patterns, which would increase the risk of inland flooding. Floods cause significant risk to human life, as well as damage to roads, buildings, and other infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-005

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - The state civil service was modeled after the federal civil service. In the case of both the federal and state systems, the purpose of the civil service was to end the “spoils system ” in which personnel decisions were based on political loyalties rather than a person ’s qualifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008