Funding for various brownfield-related activities. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - The measure includes $300  million for SWRCB to investigate and clean up groundwater and surface water at brownfield sites across the state. Grants to Remediate Abandoned Wells and Petroleum Fields. The measure provides $300  million for grants to local governments and nonprofits to acquire and clean up parcels with abandoned oil and gas wells and petroleum fields.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-034

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

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention. [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2021 - For example, local educational agencies could use the funds to improve air ventilation and filtration system s or add antimicrobial surfaces. Revenues Exempt From Constitutional Spending Limits. The State Constitution contains various rules affecting the state budget primarily, but also school district and local government budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-022

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - On the other hand, trial courts could receive an increased number of appeals of Labor Com missioner decisions or an increased number of class-action lawsuits or other civil filings that otherwise would have been pursued as PAGA lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - This is because a federal court previously determined that the payments required by certain tribal-state com pacts into the state ’s General Fund for use at the state ’s discretion generally were an illegal tax prohibited under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039