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

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Reviewing notices of proposed AI capability expansions and, in limited circumstances and subject to timelines and conditions specified in the measure, delaying such expansions. Issuing emergency orders to address imminent catastrophic harm, conducting investigations and audits, and certifying independent evaluators.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034