Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - Constitution to require redistricting be done by “fair, independent, and nonpartisan redistricting commissions nationwide. ” Proposition  50 expresses voter support for this idea, but does not change federal law or require any particular action of Congress or the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

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

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - The third stage, “development, ” occurs when a promising idea for a product (such as a medical treatment) emerges from applied research. R &D is conducted mainly by businesses (including pharmaceutical companies), research institutes, and universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013

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

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