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

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Under California law, the new MCO tax would not go into effect without receiving federal approval to use the ta x to generate additional federal funds. Proposal Permanently Establishes MCO Tax. The measure would add provisions to California law permanently establishing an MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

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

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - If this employee earns $60,000 in their final year of service before retiri ng after working 18 years for the state, the employee will retire with an annual pension of $21,600 (18 x .02 x 60,000). This pension may increase by up to 2 percent each year, depending on actual inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

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

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

Place a limit on gross charges for patient care services or items set by certain private hospitals. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2015 - Examples of services that appear on a chargemaster are laboratory tests and x-rays, and examples of items that appear on a chargemaster are medications and medical instruments. For each entry, the chargemaster lists a gross charge, which is the list price for a service or item.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-101

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