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

Revising the State Constitution. [Ballot]

Mar 24, 2026 - Given that the measure aims to expand both the ability to revise the constitution as well as the ability of certain voters t o propose initiatives directly, the full scope of the changes this measure would put in place is highly uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-002

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Next, the remaining revenues would be used for (1)  the increased state and county costs associated with administering statewide primary and April elections for citizen initiatives and (2)  to compensate certain state and county government employees above their current levels of compensation if they perform certain work related to the citizen initiative process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

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