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

Jan 20, 2026 - Background AI and AI Companies. 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

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Background AI and AI Companies. 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/2025-033

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Proposal Establishes Child Safety Requirements for Certain AI Systems. The measure establishes new child safety requirements for providers of “covered AI systems, ” generally defined as consumer-facing, conversational AI systems (including companion-style chatbots), while excluding business-only and certain narrow-purpose AI tools.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

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

Dec 12, 2025 - Creates a Children ’s AI Safety Fund. The measure establishes the Children ’s AI Safety Fund to support state oversight and implementation activities. All monetary penalties collected by DOJ and registration fees paid by AI developers would be deposited into the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Proposition 3 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Proposition 3 [Ballot] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=3&year=2024

Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - In addition, the measure changes the time lines and fees associated with a request, in cluding: Time Line. Requiring all government entities to (1)  determine whether they possess disclosable records within ten calendar days or 14 calendar days under “extraordinary ” circumstances that the measure specifies does not include a search of a large number of
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

Renewable energy (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - LSEs generate or purchase electricity from a variety of sources and distribute it to households and businesses using an interconnected network of transmission lines and power connections (referred to as the electricity grid).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-008

Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - These changes include shortening the time line for litigation following completion of a CEQA review, imposing a 90-day time line for the Coastal Commission to review and decide upon permit applications, prohibiting the Coastal Commission from requesting any new or revised environmental reviews t o inform its decisions, and authorizing the Secretary of the
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - To the extent that this results in fewer lawsuits being filed against public projects —such as government-sponsored affordable housing, water, or electric utility projects —this could shorten project time lines and reduce the costs incurred by public entities to complete these projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - In line with these rules, Proposition  35 temporarily increases the limit by the size of the health plan tax for four years. After the temporary increase ends, the long-term effect of the proposition on the state ’s spending limit is uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024