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 - File No. 21-0027, Amendment  No. 1). Background California Labor Law. The California Labor Code consists of laws that employers must follow with respect to employee wages, hours, breaks, and working conditions.
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

Proposition 18 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - As of June 29, 2020, there a re about 108,000 17-year-olds pre-registered to vote in California. Proposal Allows Some 17 Year Old Citizens to Vote. The measure would allow eligible 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the November date of the next general election to vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=18&year=2020

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

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Next, the remaining revenues would be used for (1)  the increased state and county costs associated with administering statewide primary and April elections for citizen initiatives and (2)  to compensate certain state and county government employees above their current levels of compensation if they perform certain work related to the citizen initiative process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

Proposition 14 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Among various other changes, the proposition also increases the number of members on CIRM ’s governing board from 29 to 35. Fiscal Effects Total Estimated State Costs of $7.8  Billion. The cost to repay the bonds authorized by this proposition depends on various factors, such as the interest rates on the bonds and the time period over which they are repaid.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=14&year=2020

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Tribes currently operate 66 casinos in 29 counties, offering slot machines, lottery games, and card games on Native American lands. As discussed below, these casinos are generally authorized based on agreements between individual gaming tribes and the state and are regulated by individual tribal gaming agencies, CGCC, and CA DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - The measure also established a CIRM oversight structure, which includes (1)  a 29-member governing board responsible for making funding decisions and adopting relevant policies, (2)  three working groups responsible for advising the governing board, and (3)  a five-member committee responsible for providing independent oversight over CIRM ’s finances.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022