Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - Background  California law identifies ferrets as wild animals that are restricted because “such  animals are undesirable and a menace to native wildlife,  the agricultural interests of the state, or to the public health or safety. ” Current law and regulations make it illegal to own ferrets as pets without a state permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

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

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

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At minimum, these regulations must limit wagering to (1) bets made by people age of 21 and older; (2) professional or college sporting events that do not include animals other than horses; and (3) amateu r sporting events that do not include children under the age of 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Additionally, the measure prohibits sports wagering on certain sporting events including high school games, animal contests currently prohibited under state law (such as greyhound races), and games that have already occurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

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

Sep 7, 2023 - In the medical field, the development stage typically includes animal and human clinical trials to assess the effectiveness and side effects of new drugs. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves pharmaceutical drugs that have been found safe and effective through clinical trials.
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

Cannabis and certain psychedelic drugs. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - The measure requires that entheogenic plants, substances, and businesses be regulated as closely as practicable to “non-psychoactive agriculturally produced products, ” except that it would impose specific requirements for product labeling, such as mandating a warning to keep the substance out of the reach children and animals.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-032

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - For example, state law prohibits wagering on the outcomes of contests between animals and/or people (including sporting events). It also prohibits banking and percentage games played with cards, dice, or other devices for monetary benefit (such as roulette, craps, and blackjack).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - For example, state law generally prohibits wagering on the outcomes of contests between animals and/or people (in cluding sporting events). Under existing state law, the following major gaming activities are currently authorized in California, including some activities that are exceptions to t he prohibitions in state law: California Lottery.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017