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

The Repeal of the Charter Schools Act (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 25, 2016 - In 2015-16, this formula provided school districts and charter schools with an average of about $9,000 per student, or about $53  billion statewide. Of this total amount, school districts received about $48  billion and charter schools received about $5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-114

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

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

Proposition 53 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - Proposition 53 [Ballot] Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.   Yes/No Statement A YES vote on this measure means: State revenue bonds totaling more than $2  billion for a project that is funded, owned, or managed by the state would require statewide voter approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=53&year=2016

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - Third, the measure would allow the court to temporarily stop any part of an essential project t hat posed a public safety risk (until the issue was addressed), but would not allow the court to stop the project overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Elections in California. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2025 - Costs for the state could be in t he low millions of dollars for printing and mailing costs associated with the Voter Information Guide for each statewide election cycle . Costs for county governments would depend on whether the additional initiatives would require county elections officials to use more pages for the ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-019

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - People may also pay for a private attorney t o assist with legal matters that do not involve the courts, such as assistance with writing a will or entering into a business contract. Attorneys Can Be Paid in Various Ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - If an agreement for compensation cannot be reached outside of court, t hese people may pursue lawsuits in court. In rideshare-related court cases, monetary awards can be levied against various parties, including the person who is found to have committ ed the wrongdoing —such as the driver or passenger —and/or the rideshare company.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

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

Jan 20, 2026 - If initial registration fees are insufficient to establish the commission, the State Controller may advance up to $10 million from the General Fund, to be repaid with interes t within three years of the first annual assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034