Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Creates Division of Online Sports Betting Control (DOSBC). This measure creates DOSBC within DOJ, which would have the exclusive authority to regulate online sports wagering as well as to investigate illegal wagering activities (such as “match-fixing ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Since 1999, 80 out of over 100 federally recognized tribes in California have negotiated tribal-state compacts with the state or have been issued federal gaming regulations. (We note that not all of these tribes currently operate casinos.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Since 1999, 80 out of over 100 federally recognized tribes in California have negotiated tribal-state compacts with the state or have been i ssued federal gaming regulations. (We note that not all of these tribes currently operate casinos.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Since 1999, 78 out of over 100 federally recognized Indian tribes in California have negotiated tribal-state compacts with the state or have been issued federal gaming regulations. (We note that not all of these tribes currently operate casinos.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Oversight of certain public benefit 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/2025-033

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - The exact amount the state would collect is very hard to predict for many reasons. For example, it is hard to know what actions billionaires would take to reduce the amount of tax they pay. Also, much of the wealth is based on stock prices, which are always changing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

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

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - The amount of money brought in by this measure is hard to predict and will go up and down with the economy. This is because much of the revenue comes from taxing investment income and capital gains. These types of income are closely tied to the stock market and therefore go up and down a lot from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

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