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

Minimum wage. [Ballot]

Jan 24, 2022 - The state likely would have between 0 and 1  percent fewer jobs than it otherwise would. Increased Government Costs to Pay for Workers. The state and many local governments would have higher costs to pay their employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-043

Theft crimes. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2022 - For 202 0-21, the estimated state savings is about $116  million. Proposal Increases Penalties for Certain Repeat Theft Crimes.   This measure changes state law to make petty theft and shoplifting punishable as wobblers rather than misdemeanors for people who have two or more prior convictions for certain the ft-related crimes, such as shoplifting, burglary, or carjacking.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-041

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