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

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

Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - For example, it is unclear how much the limits on attorney contingency fees and medical damages would reduce the number of cases that are filed in court and/or are settled quickly. Change in State Court Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

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

Dec 10, 2025 - For example, if the measure ultimately results in environmental reviews taking less time, the state and local governments might avoid some amount of inflationary cost increases on public infrastructure projec ts if construction is able to be completed more quickly.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Under the measure, monies in TSW-RSTF would be considered tribal revenues that are distributed to federally recognized tribes in the state that either do not opera te casinos or operate casinos with less than 350 slot machines.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For example, federal law permits federally recognized tribes to operate certain types of games (such as slot machines) on Native American lands in states that allow such games. When a tribe wants to offer gaming on its lands, federal law requires that the state negotiate a comp act with the tribe that specifies how gaming will be conducted, regulated, and enforced.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - Tribes currently operate 66 casinos in 28 counties, offering slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games on Indian lands. As discussed below, these casinos are authorized based on agreements with individual tribes and the state and are regulated by individual tribal gaming agencies, CGCC, and DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Tribes currently operate 66 casinos in 28 counties, offering slot machines, lottery games, and card games on Indian lands. As discussed below, these casinos are generally authorize d based on agreements with individual gaming tribes and the state and are regulated by individual tribal gaming agencies, CGCC, and DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

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

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Current law would require the state to make these changes eventually, but meeting the higher GHG reduction target likely would require this shift to happ en more quickly and thereby both accelerate and increase associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012