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

Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - This money would support programs that seek to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and to prevent diseases linked to sugar-sweetened drinks. 3  Percent for Access to Healthy Foods and Water.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004

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

Temporary extension of Proposition 30 income tax increases (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - These swings also have been linked to the ups and downs of the stock market . In response to budget deficits resulting from this volatility, the state took various actions, including budget cuts, tax increases, and other measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-065

A proposed statutory initiative to lower the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - The measure could result in increases in some types of crimes that have been linked to alcohol, such as driving under the influence. This could affect state and local criminal just ice costs —for example, those related to courts, probation, and incarceration.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-054

Environmental hazards in homes and public facilities. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - Many homes and other buildings in California contain hazards —such as lead, mold, and asbestos —that have been linked with various health problems. For example, exposure of children to lead-based paint is associated with developmental delays and behavioral issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-049

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

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

High-speed rail (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2016 - The California HSRA was established by Chapter  796 of 1996 (SB 1420, Kopp) to plan and construct an intercity high-speed train system to link the state ’s major population centers. The HSRA is an independent authority consisting of a nine-member board appointed by the Legislature and Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-109