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

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - For ex ample, it would allow lead agencies 90 business days to determine if a project is exempt from environmental review and 365 business days to determine whether to certify an EIR. Sec ond, the measure provides the project applicant with options should the lead agency fail to meet the time limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - In 2022, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law Chapter 365 of 2022 (SB 1137, Gonzalez), which restricts CalGEM from issuing certain oil well permits within desig nated health protection zones.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Homeowners and renters tax relief. [Ballot]

Jun 22, 2015 - This would increase a typical homeowner ’s exemption from around $80  to roughly $365 per year. The measure requires the amount of the exemption to be adjusted annually to reflect inflation. The state would reimburse local governments for their property tax losses resulting from the increase in the exemption.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-028

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

Authorize $8.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. [Ballot]

Sep 5, 2017 - Water Conservation ($365  Million). The measure provides funding for various efforts to reduce water use, including programs to convert turf to more drought-tolerant landscapes, detect and reduce leaks in public wat er distribution systems, encourage water efficiencies in the agricultural sector, and develop technologies that save both water and energy.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-010

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