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

Emergency shutdown orders. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Ordering the evacuation of communities in the path of wildfires. Establishing curfews in response to civil unrest. Preventing people from accessing hazardous areas until a public health issue, such as toxic contamination, is addressed.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-018

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - The measure amends the Constitution to define banking games to mean all games in which players compete against the cardroom (house) rather than one another. It also specifies that banking games do not include those in which licensed third parties hired by cardrooms participate in games as players that others can bet against.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Most notably, the measure requires tribes and technology businesses to pay a one-time initial license fee of $10  million and a license renewal fee of $1  million every five years. Gaming companies would be required to pay a one-time initial license fee of $100  million and a license renewal fee of $10  million every five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - This measure authorizes tribes to offer online sports wagering through one of three mechanisms that would specify how the online wagering would be conducted, regulated, and enforce d. First, the measure amends state law to establish a framework to authorize federally recognized tribes with Native American lands in California to offer online sports wagering to individuals physically in California but not on Native American lands.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

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

Dec 12, 2025 - The law excludes certain chatbots, such as those used solely for customer service, business operations, video game interactions limited to game-related topics, and stand-alone voice-activated virtual assistants that do not maintain relationships across interactions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Background Gaming in California. State law limits the type of gaming that can occur in California. For example, state law currently bans sports wagering in California. However, state law allows certain gaming activities in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

Proposed constitutional initiative related to gaming activities. [Ballot]

Aug 1, 2018 - Tribal Gaming. Tribes currently operate 63 casinos in 27 counties, offering slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games on tribal lands. These casinos are regulated by ind ividual tribal gaming agencies, CGCC, and DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-003

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Immunotherapy develops treatments that help the immune system fight diseases more effect ively. For example, doctors use immunotherapy to boost the body ’s ability to treat some autoimmune conditions, kill cancer cells, and design new vaccines.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - It also prohibits banking and percentage games played with cards, dice, or other devices for monetary benefit (such as roulette and craps). Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-029