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

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

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 36 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Proposition  47 Reduced Punishments for Some Theft and Drug Crimes In 2014, Proposition  47 changed some theft and drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. For example, shoplifting (stealing items worth $950 or less from a store) and drug possession generally became misdemeanors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

Landfills. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - To further reduce methane emissions from landfills, a 2016 law required CalRecycle to adopt regulations that reduce statewide organic waste disposal in landfills to 75  percent of 2014 levels by 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-006

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - In November 2014, voters approved Proposition  47, which reduced penalties for certain drug and theft-related crimes. For example, prior to Proposition  47, possession of illegal drugs for personal use and shoplifting (stealing property worth $950 or less from a commercial establishment) could be punished as felonies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-017

Revenue from paper and reusable carryout bag sales. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2015 - In 2014, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed a statewide single-use carryout bag law, Chapter  850, of 2014 (SB 270, Padilla). Similar to many of the local ordinances, SB 270 prohibits most grocery, convenience, and liquor stores from providing single-use plastic bags.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-074

Proposition 65 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - In 2014, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed a statewide carryout bag law, Senate Bill (SB)  270. Similar to many local laws, SB  270 prohibits most grocery stores, convenience stores, large pharmacies, and liquor stores in the state from providing single-use plastic carryout bags.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=65&year=2016