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 California Drug Price Relief Act (Amendment #1) [Ballot]

Apr 21, 2015 - In the time provided, we were unable to obtain sufficient information on the lowest prices paid for prescribed drugs by USDVA to enable us to make a reasonable comparison between the prices paid by USDVA and the prices paid by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-009

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

Dec 10, 2025 - The measur e also allows essential project applicants that had submitted their applications prior to this measure taking effect to withdraw their applications and resubmit them in order to us e the new process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2015 - Impedes a patient 's ability to obtain, transport, or cultivate marijuana, so long as (1)  the method of obtaining, cultivating, or transporting marijuana is consistent with the business practices and/or cultivation practices used for other non-prohibited flora in the l aw ’s jurisdiction, and (2) no medical marijuana business or cultivation activities occur within 600  feet of a K-12 school, unless approved by local authorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-044

Proposition 16 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - State law also has a number of antidiscrimination provisions that are similar to those in federal l aw. Policies and Programs Created or Modified After Proposition  209. After voters approved Proposition  209, some public entities in California created or modified policies and programs to instead consider characteristics not banned by Proposition  209.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=16&year=2020

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For tribes under the state law framework, the measure authorizes CGCC to develop and implement vario us regulations —such as the types of bets that can be offered, licensing requirements, and consumer protection requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Estate taxes and financial aid for college. [Ballot]

Nov 30, 2017 - To further the purposes of the measure and promote access to public higher education, the Legislature may adjust or change the spending priorities and the surpl us provision by majority vote. The measure also specifies that revenue from the new tax may not be used to supplant other state or federal funds for public higher education and tha t the segments may not reduce current per-capita institutional financial aid spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-038

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2015 - Vario us state agencies (including the Office of the State Public Defender and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center) are tasked with providing representation to individuals who have received a sentence of death but cannot afford legal representation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-066

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana [Ballot]

Jun 11, 2015 - This is because many individuals who are currently purchasing marijuana illegally could begin purchasing it legally under state l aw at businesses that collect such taxes. In addition, the state would also receive revenue from excise taxes imposed on recreational marijuana by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-024

Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - As noted previously, when Medi-Cal has paid for health benefits provided to a beneficiary injured by medical malpractice, it may recover a portion of medical malpractice damages aw arded to the beneficiary to reimburse the state costs of these benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018