Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - This tax is applied to the amount of sports wagers made after deducting (1)  any wagers made with free bets or promotional credits (such as a wager made with funds provided by a gaming operator to a player as a promotion), (2)  players ’ winnings and prizes, and (3)  all federal gaming taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - It also prohibits banking and percentage games played with cards, dice, or other devices for monetary benefit (such as roulette and craps). 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 the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - It also prohibits banking and percentage games played with cards, dice, or other devices for monetary benefit (such as roulette and craps). 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 the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Key details of the bill and/or compacts that could significantly impact the magnitude of the fiscal effects include: the specific sports wagering activities which are authorized (such as whether both in-person and online sports wagering are permitted as well as the types of games that may be bet upon), the regulatory structure adopted, and the specific payments required.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

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

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

Dec 12, 2025 - The law excludes certain chatbots, such as those used solely for customer service, business operations, video game interactions limited to game-related topics, and stand-alone voice-activated virtual assistants that do not maintain relationships across interactions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - The California Fish and Game Commission and potentially the state Legislature would h ave to take additional steps to change existing state regulations and law in order to make ownership of ferrets legal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - Unless a homebuyer is purchasing a home entirely with cash, they typically need a mortgage. A mortgage is a loan from a lender that is paid back over time with monthly payments that include principal, interest, and other fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - STIP holds cash from tuition, fees, state funds, and other revenues. UC places these funds in safe, short-term investments so it can generate interest until the funds are spent for university purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

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

Sep 7, 2023 - Given inflationary effects over the 30-year period, the total cost of the bonds is projected to be about 10  percent more expensive than if the state paid in cash. The annual payments would be less than 1  percent of state General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013