Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Under this law, certain operating system providers and application stores must provide age-range signals —information indicating a user ’s general age category (for example, under 13, 13-17, or 18+) —that application developers can use to apply age-based requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Net costs or savings resulting from the measure would depend on (1) how many special tax initiatives qualify for a one-time audit but are not approved by voters, (2) the number of pages that are added to the Voter Information Guide each election cycle, and (3) the level of savings that are identified and implemented as a result of the audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

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

Jan 20, 2026 - The commission would regulate a narrow category of large AI companies —referred to as “public benefit AI companies ” —that meet specified thresholds related to computational expenditures, California nexus, and public benefit or nonprofit status.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Reviewing protection plans required of regulated entities that address specified categories of potential harm, including workforce displacement, safety risks, and loss of human con trol, and issuing, modifying, or revoking annual certifications based on commission-identified demonstrated best practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034