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

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - These include developing a uniform application that would be used by voters to apply to vote over the internet; certifying only one type of hardware and software to be used for internet voting machines at voting locations; registering each internet voting machine used at a voting location with a unique identifi er specific to that device; establishing —in coordination with local election
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

Alternative process for local governments to assess fees for flood control, stormwater management, water, and sewer services (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - In order to ba ckfill the revenue decreases from the lower lifeline rates, local government agencies generally either charge higher rates to other households or use other sources of funding. Proposal This measure makes several changes to the state Constitution related to how local governments can charge for providing water, stormwater, flood control, and sewer services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-116

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

Dec 4, 2019 - At arraignment, the court considers any modifications to the terms for pre-trial release including revising the amount of ba il or authorizing OR. In 2018, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed SB  10 (Hertzberg), which establishes a new state pretrial process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024

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