Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - State law also prohibits attorney representation in small claims civil cases. Additionally, state law authorizes courts to award reaso nable attorney fees and costs to people who win in certain case types.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - If such an initiative were rejected by voters or received 25 percent of required signatures but ultimately did not qualify for the ballot, the state General Fund would pay the cost of the one-time audit, likely varying case to case but totaling in the range of the low millions of dollars for each two-year election cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - Court workload and costs could also decrease for cases that are ultimately filed if some cases are processed or resolved more quickly. For example, the medical caps —which set a clear limit on the amount that may be recovered —could reduce the amount of time spent to resolve this portion of a case.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

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

Jan 20, 2026 - If a member of the public wins their case, they may keep 25 percent to 50 percent of any civil penalties or other money awarded as well as attorney fees and costs. In contrast, an entity that wins would not be entitled to attorney fees and costs unless the court found the case had been filed unreasonably.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032

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

Dec 12, 2025 - DOJ costs could also increase to the extent that it files cases in state courts seeking penalties against AI developers or their products. Similarly, the state courts could experience increased workload and costs to process the cases filed by DOJ as well as children (or their parents or guardians) seeking monetary damages for harm they suffered.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - This, in turn, could increase state trial court workload and costs to process c ivil cases. These increased costs could potentially range from the millions of dollars to the low tens of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

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

Dec 10, 2025 - Additionally, the additional decision-making discretion provided to lead agencies could potentially reduce the number of cases that ultimately are filed in court. However, other components of the measure could increase court workload and costs, such as the requirement to process cases more quickly to meet the new time limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - In rideshare-related cases, monetary awards can be levied against various parties, including the person who is found to have committed the wrongdoing —such as the driver or passenger —and/or the rideshare company.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-029

Congressional districts in California. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2025 - County elections officials will maintain elections materials (for example, precinct boundaries) related to the 2021 maps through the end of 2026 in case of any special elections to fill vacant congressional seats (current congressional representatives were elected in 2024 to districts established by the 2021 maps).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-031

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

Jan 20, 2026 - Annual assessments are based on up to 0.5 percent of California-derived revenue or, in some cases, on California AI research and development expendit ures. 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