The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, CSU ’s Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge ​ supports faculty-led projects that test new teaching methods that incorporate AI, including projects focused on STEM courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - AI Enthusiasm Boosting Income Tax Revenues, but for How Long?   Recent enthusiasm around Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pushed the stock market to record highs and boosted compensation for the state 's technology workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - AI Enthusiasm Boosting Income Tax Revenues, but for How Long?   Recent enthusiasm around Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pushed the stock market to record highs and boosted compensation for the state 's technology workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Proposal Establishes Child Safety Requirements for Certain AI Systems. The measure establishes new child safety requirements for providers of “covered AI systems, ” generally defined as consumer-facing, conversational AI systems (including companion-style chatbots), while excluding business-only and certain narrow-purpose AI tools.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - And most of this increase has come from skyrocketing share prices among a handful of firms associated with innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI). These firms have invested heavily in building out data centers and on extraordinary pay packages for their key employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

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

Jan 20, 2026 - If a member of the public wins their case, they may keep 25 percent to 50 percent of any civil penalties or other money awarded as well as attorney fees and costs. In contrast, an entity that wins would not be entitled to attorney fees and costs unless the court found the case had been filed unreasonably.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Background AI and AI Companies. AI refers broadly to technologies that enable computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as generating content, identifying patterns, or mak ing predictions from data.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Background AI and AI Companies. AI refers broadly to technologies that enable computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as generating content, identifying patterns, or mak ing predictions from data.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Payment on a contingency basis typically occurs only if an attorney wins or settles a case. After deducting up-front litigation costs (such as court fees), attorneys are paid an agreed-upon percentage of the money that their client receives after winning or settling the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - Creates a Children ’s AI Safety Fund. The measure establishes the Children ’s AI Safety Fund to support state oversight and implementation activities. All monetary penalties collected by DOJ and registration fees paid by AI developers would be deposited into the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025