Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - These products range from tools built for specific purposes to more general systems that can hold conversations with users on a wide range of topics. State Privacy Law Includes Certain Protections for Minors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Background State Finances Organized Into General Fund and Many Other Funds. The state budget is made up of many different funds. The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account and pays for most public services including education, health care, and prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

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

Jan 20, 2026 - These costs would generally be paid by new revenues from assessments authorized by the measure; however, there could be initial costs to the state General Fund, likely in the range of millions to te ns of millions of dollars, to begin these efforts in advance of future revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

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

Jan 20, 2026 - 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 would generally be paid by new revenue collected by fees or penalties authorized by the measure; however, there could be initial costs to the state General Fund, likely in the range of millions of dollars to tens of millions of dollars, to begin these efforts in advance of future revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - If such an initiative were rejected by voters or received 25 percent of required signatures but ultimately did not qualify for the ballot, the state General Fund would pay the cost of the one-time audit, likely varying case to case but totaling in the range of the low millions of dollars for each two-year election cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040