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

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Level of Legal Responsibility in Lawsuits Can Vary Among Road Users. Under current law, various types of road users face different levels of legal responsibility. For example, noncommercial drivers generally are required to exercise a reasonable level of care when operating their vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-029

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

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

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - For example, private schools must (1)  conduct background checks on employees who will interact with students, (2)  meet fire and earthquake safety requirements for their buildings, and (3)  ensure students are immunized against certain diseases.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

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

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - The measure includes provisions that increase the level of legal and financial responsibility to which rideshare companies would be subject. Specifically, it would: Classify Rideshare Companies as Common Carriers With Higher Level of Legal Responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

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