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

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - A small share of these rides resulted in reports of allegatio ns of wrongdoing by the driver or passenger. For example, the same report noted that the two largest rideshare companies —which make up the majority of the industry —disclosed 27,000 collisions and 20,000 assault or harassment incidents to CPUC over the same time period.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - Moreover, even if statute were to be amended to make regulatory processes more efficient (as we discuss next), these positio ns likely still will be needed, at least in the near term. Approving and implementing any statutory amendments could take some time, and the water boards must be adequately staffed to handle the increase in workload under current law in the meantime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - The actual cost of implementing the measure would depend on future decisio ns by the Legislature, state departments, local governments, and voters. The requirements of the measure with the greatest possible fiscal effect are discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Specifically, local child support agencies shall presume income to be state minimum wage at 35 hours per week, adjusted downwards to reflect the conditio ns of the labor market where the support obligor lives, with further adjustments based on other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Most of these reductio ns would be from lower property tax revenues being generated on parcels with mineral rights located inside of health protection zones. Other local revenue sources that also could d ecline as a result of reduced oil extraction include royalty agreements that some local governments have with oil businesses (such as the City of Long Beach), sales taxes, and cert ain other local taxes and fees for oil extraction activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - However, the state still could set some minimum protectio ns for renters, like the current statewide limit on rent increases. Fiscal Effects Economic Effects.  If many local rent control laws automatically expand in response to the repeal of Costa-Hawkins and/or communities respond to this measure by further expanding their rent control laws beyond the existing protections for renters, it could lead to several economic effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008