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

Jan 20, 2026 - If such changes affect company profits or employment levels in California, it would affect state and local tax revenues. Whether this woul d occur is uncertain. Summary of Major Fiscal Effects. 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

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - To the extent that programs were to adopt the State Auditor ’s recommendations in an audit, the measure could result in savings or improved services at existing funding levels. The degree to which this would occur depends on future decisions and are not known.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The total level of these state costs would vary year-to-year but would likely range from the millions to tens of millions of dollars annually. Other Fiscal Effects. The measure could have additional fiscal effects on state and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

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

Jan 20, 2026 - If such changes affect company profits or employment levels in California, it would affect state and local tax revenues. Whether this woul d occur is uncertain. Summary of Major Fiscal Effects. The measure would have the following major fiscal effect: 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 frontier AI companies .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034