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

Legislative rules and responsibilities (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Dec 1, 2015 - File No. 15-0 083, Amendment No. 1). Background Legislative Rules. The State Legislature has two houses: the State Assembly and the State Senate. The California Constitution governs the various ways in which the Legislature can pass bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-083

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 55 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - The amount of any additional Medi-Cal funding under the measure could vary significantly each year, ranging from $0 to $2  billion. Budget Reserves and Debt Payments Increases Budget Reserves and Debt Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=55&year=2016

Minimum wage. [Ballot]

Jan 24, 2022 - The state likely would have between 0 and 1  percent fewer jobs than it otherwise would. Increased Government Costs to Pay for Workers. The state and many local governments would have higher costs to pay their employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-043

Theft crimes. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2022 - For 202 0-21, the estimated state savings is about $116  million. Proposal Increases Penalties for Certain Repeat Theft Crimes.   This measure changes state law to make petty theft and shoplifting punishable as wobblers rather than misdemeanors for people who have two or more prior convictions for certain the ft-related crimes, such as shoplifting, burglary, or carjacking.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-041

Extend temporary personal income tax rate increases on high-income taxpayers (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 25, 2016 - The amount of increased Medi-Cal spending could vary significantly each year, ranging from $0 to $2 billion. The measure delegates to DOF the authority to make this estimate by imp lementing this measure ’s provisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-115

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

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