Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Proposal Establishes Child Safety Requirements for Certain AI Systems. The measure establishes new child safety requirements for providers of “covered AI systems, ” generally defined as consumer-facing, conversational AI systems (including companion-style chatbots), while excluding business-only and certain narrow-purpose AI tools.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

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

Jan 20, 2026 - AI companies vary substantially in size, organizational structure, and the scale and capabilities of the AI systems they develop or deploy. Existing State Requirements for Certain AI Developers. Recently enacted state law, effective January 1, 2026, establishes requirements for companies that develop or train highly capable “frontier ” AI systems —generally advanced AI models with significant computational scale or capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Jan 20, 2026 - AI companies vary substantially in size, organizational structure, and the scale and capabilities of the AI systems they develop or deploy. Existing State Requirements for Certain AI Developers. Recently enacted state law, effective January 1, 2026, establishes requirements for companies that develop or train highly capable “frontier ” AI systems —generally advanced AI models with significant computational scale or capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Oversight of certain nonprofit charities and related entities. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - These costs include board member and staff compensation, technical experts, and technology system costs. This also includes costs for maintaining a list of qualified candidates that could be appointed to the board.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032