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

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

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure also prohibits the use of design practices that interfer e with a child ’s or a parent ’s ability to find, understand, or use safety features, privacy controls, or parental controls. Increases State Regulatory and Audit Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - For example, a local government could impose a development fee on a new housing project to pay for the costs of expanding water and sewer lines and adding lanes to roads to support more traffic. (Under current law, fees to mitigate the im pact of traffic are often calculated based on vehicle miles traveled —an estimate of the total additional miles driven by all drivers in the area as a result of the project.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

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

Jan 20, 2026 - If initial registration fees are insufficient to establish the commission, the State Controller may advance up to $10 million from the General Fund, to be repaid with interes t within three years of the first annual assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - The legislation also limited the authority of local air districts, which are responsible for regional air quality monitoring, planning, and the regulation of stationary sources o f air pollution. Specifically, local air districts are prohibited from directly regulating GHG emissions from any sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Oversight of certain nonprofit charities and related entities. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Additionally, the measure requires any transfer or waiver of a nonprofit charity ’s control over the for-profit entity that fully or partially receives its assets be approved by the trial courts. Allows For Various Fees to Be Charged to Support New Oversight Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

Raising the personal income taxes for certain households to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Requires the California State Auditor to conduct a financial audit every two years and the California State Controller to conduct a performance audit every four years. The measure allocates up to $600,000 per audit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - Unlike other environmental laws that are focused on one issue (such as air quality), CEQA and its implementing guidelines require government agencies to consider a public or private project ’s total impact on the environment before approving it.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023