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

Theft crimes. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2022 - For 202 0-21, the estimated state savings is about $116  million. Proposal Increases Penalties for Certain Repeat Theft Crimes.   This measure changes state law to make petty theft and shoplifting punishable as wobblers rather than misdemeanors for people who have two or more prior convictions for certain the ft-related crimes, such as shoplifting, burglary, or carjacking.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-041

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC). [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2023 - Its 116 colleges offer a broad range of programs —from citizenship and English as a Second language courses to culinary arts and welding, calculus and biology. CSU is the next largest segment, focusing primarily on bachelor ’s and master ’s programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-034

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

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - To limit these new costs, rideshare and delivery com panies might hire fewer drivers. These companies also would eventually increase fares and delivery charges to make up for their new costs. Responses by Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

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

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 23, 2015 - Department of Justice (DOJ) is not to prosecute marijuana users and businesses that act in com pliance with state and local marijuana laws so long as those laws are written and enforced in a manner that upholds federal priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-104