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

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

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

Dec 12, 2025 - The measure requires the IQC to review AI literacy content within three of the state ’s curriculum frameworks —math, science, and history-social science —and recommend revisions every three years. It also requires that any approved AI literacy content be made available for free on the State Board of Education ’s website.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

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

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - For example, a high school math teacher would hold a single subject teaching credential in math. No specific credential exists for personal finance educators. Some districts that offer personal finance courses are taught by teachers with social science credentials, but this is not an explicit state requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

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

Proposition 58 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - Public schools are required by law to teach English learners how to speak and read in English in addition to teaching them other subjects such as math and science. Across the country, schools tend to teach English learners in either English-only or bilingual programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=58&year=2016