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

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

Jan 20, 2026 - AI refers broadly to technologies that enable computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as generating content, identifying patterns, or mak ing predictions from data.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - AI refers broadly to technologies that allow computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as generating content, identifying patterns, or making predictions from data.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

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

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC). [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2023 - It too offers a broad range of programs —from political science and engineering to teaching and nursing. UC is the state ’s public research university. It offers a wide range of doctoral programs in addition to bachelor ’s and master ’s programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-034

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

Oct 7, 2025 - The list of vendors would be determined after voters approve the measure, but potential examples include companies selling tutoring services, test preparation materials, and educational equipment (such as calculators or computers).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - AI refers broadly to technologies that enable computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as generating content, identifying patterns, or making predictions from data.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

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

Use of school, college, and university sex-segregated facilities and student participation in athletic programs and activities based on their gender identity. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - (Classified staff consist of a variety of non-teaching staff, such as instructional aides, custodians, office clerks, and school nutrition staff. We were not able to find data on the gender identity of other school staff.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-019

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - With fewer students, public schools could employ fewer teachers and instructional aides. They also would be responsible for purchasing fewer textbooks, serving fewer meals, and transporting fewer students.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026