Review of the proposed statutory initiative concerning business taxation and enterprise zones.
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Proposed initiative related to the provision of public social services.
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Proposed initiative related to the free exercise of religion.
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Proposed statutory initiative concerning oil and gas severance taxes and funding for education, parks and recreation, clean energy research and development, and local infrastructure projects.
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This measure creates the Forest Conservation and Resource Management Department, which would have the responsibility to (1) protect and manage forests and watersheds on public land and (2) regulate timber harvesting in the state.
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Proposal Increase in Cigarette Excise Tax. The measure increases the state excise tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack of 20, increasing the total state excise tax to $1.87 per pack. Tax Revenues Deposited Into New Special Fund. Revenues from the $1 per pack cigarette tax increase imposed by this measure would be deposited to a new special fund—the California Residents College Accessibility and Affordability Fund. These funds would be continuously appropriated according to the measure’s provisions, as discussed below. The measure prohibits the state from transferring or loaning these funds to the state General Fund or any other state fund.
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This measure creates the California Electrical Utility District, which would have the responsibility to provide electricity service to customers within the territory currently served by the three largest electricity investor-owned utilities in the state—Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas and Electric. This new district would be governed by a board of directors that would have the authority to establish electricity rates, enforce electricity regulations and contracts, condemn for public use privately held property, and issue bonds for certain purposes.
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This measure immediately prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state, including by existing power plants, until such time as the CEC finds, and the Legislature affirms, that the federal government has identified and approved a demonstrated technology for: 1) The construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod reprocessing plants. 2) The permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste. The measure would result in the immediate shut down of the nuclear power plants in the state. Such plants would remain shut down until such time as the conditions outlined above were met.
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This proposed constitutional and statutory measure increases a number of state taxes. Revenues from the taxes increased by this measure would be deposited into a new special fund. The initiative establishes minimum state spending requirements for higher education; reduces tuition and fees at UC, CSU, and CCC to their 2009-10 levels, adjusted for inflation; and would have the Speaker of the California Assembly establish a new commission which would be required to make recommendations to improve efficiencies at the three segments.
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The measure imposes a 25 percent tax on the value of all oil and gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters that extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and gas produced in federal waters would be exempt.
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This measure immediately prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state, including by existing power plants, until such time as the CEC finds, and the Legislature affirms, that the federal government has identified and approved a demonstrated technology for the construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod reprocessing plants and the permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste.
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This measure would amend the Constitution to remove the property tax exemption for churches and other religious property. The measure would take effect in 2013.
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This proposal would reduce tuition and fees at UC, CSU, and CCC to their January 2010 levels, adjusted for inflation. We estimate that this would result in full-time annual resident tuition and fee charges of approximately $9,500 at UC, $4,270 at CSU, and $830 at CCC, beginning in January 2013.
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This measure prevents the further issuance and sale of Proposition 1A bonds for the construction of high-speed rail and improvements to existing passenger rail services. In addition, the measure states that any unspent bond proceeds shall be used to pay back the outstanding debt from the issuance and sale of Proposition 1A bonds. The measure also specifies that the state shall not accept or use any federal funds, provide or use any state funds, or accept any local funds for the construction or operation of the high-speed rail project authorized by Proposition 1A.
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The measure amends the Constitution to permanently dedicate revenues to local governments to pay for the programs realigned in 2011 and temporarily increases state taxes.
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This measure changes certain retirement benefit provisions applicable to all public employers in the state.
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This measure makes changes to the state’s constitutional spending limit and legislative vote requirements for certain tax increases.
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This measure prohibits UC, CSU, and CCC from increasing the amount of tuition or systemwide fees charged to any continuing undergraduate or graduate student enrolled, in good academic standing, and making satisfactory progress toward a degree.
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The measure states that neither the state nor any regional government may prohibit the right of medical marijuana cooperatives to operate facilities that distribute, sell, or cultivate medical marijuana.
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This measure prevents the further issuance and sale of Proposition 1A bonds for the construction of high-speed rail and improvements to existing passenger rail lines.
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The measure amends the California Constitution to specify that “a corporation is not a person, and corporations are not due constitutional rights which human beings are naturally due.” This provision eliminates corporate constitutional rights that stem from their being treated like a person under the California, but not U.S., Constitution.
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This measure would amend the Constitution to permit or require (1) a property tax exemption for veterans who are eligible under an additional severe disability category created by the measure and (2) add “brain syndrome” as an eligible disability.
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The measure amends the Constitution to permanently dedicate revenues to local governments to pay for the programs realigned in 2011 and temporarily increases state taxes.
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This measure increases rates on the vast majority of Californian personal income taxpayers and uses the funds for schools, ECE programs, and state debt-service payments.
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This measure requires that GE foods sold at retail in the state be labeled as such in a way that is clear and conspicuous. Specifically, the measure requires that raw agricultural commodities (crops) produced entirely or in part through genetic engineering be labeled with the words “Genetically Engineered” on the front package or label.
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This measure establishes the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Enforcement (BMME) within the state’s Department of Consumer Affairs to regulate the cultivation, distribution, and sales of medical marijuana. For example, the BMME would have the authority to regulate how medical marijuana dispensaries advertise, store, and transport medical marijuana.
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This measure restricts corporations with stockholders from making political contributions (for candidates, ballot measures, issue advocacy, and other political activities) unless the stockholders authorize the contributions.
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Starting July 1, 2013, this measure would impose a severance tax of 12.5 percent on the value of all oil and natural gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters, which extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and natural gas produced in federal waters would be exempt from the tax. The tax would be administered by the State Board of Equalization.
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This measure amends the Constitution to limit when the Legislature may hold sessions. Specifically, the Legislature would be limited each year to holding regular sessions in (1) a 30-day period beginning on the first Monday in January and (2) a 60-day period beginning on the first Monday in May.
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This measure requires that an arresting agency, upon notification that an arrested individual is unlawfully present in the country, immediately verify with U.S. DHS whether an immigration detainer should be issued for that individual.
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This measure supersedes existing law regarding the inclusion of the contributions of various groups in school curricula and instructional materials.
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This measure makes changes to the state’s constitutional spending limit and legislative vote requirements for certain tax increases.
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Starting with tax year 2012, the measure raises the PIT an additional 3 percent on the portion of a taxpayer’s income between $1 million and $2 million and 5 percent on any income above $2 million.
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The measure amends the Constitution to permanently dedicate revenues to local governments to pay for the programs realigned in 2011 and temporarily increases state taxes.
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The measure establishes a program under which certain individuals who are ineligible to receive SSNs, but who do file state tax returns, could pay a fee and apply with the state’s Department of Justice (DOJ) for participation in a new program. The program would commence on January 1, 2013, and terminate on January 1, 2018.
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This measure increases rates on the vast majority of Californian personal income taxpayers and uses the funds for schools, ECE programs, and debt service payments for education facilities.
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This measure amends the Constitution to (1) alter the assessment practices for certain commercial property and (2) deposit most of the new tax revenues into the General Fund.
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The measure creates two new PIT brackets starting in tax year 2013: for single filers, 10 percent on income between $250,000 and $500,000, and 11 percent on income in excess of $500,000. For joint filers, the brackets start at $500,000 and $1 million, respectively, and for heads of household they start at $342,465 and $684,930, respectively.
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This measure removes the requirement that social science instruction and adopted instructional materials include information on the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and persons with disabilities.
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This measure eliminates the HSRA and amends the state Constitution to specify that no state funds shall be used to support high-speed rail.
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This measure removes the requirement that social science instruction and adopted instructional materials include information on the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and persons with disabilities.
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This initiative places an upper limit on how much certain private hospitals may charge payers for patient care services or items, requires these hospitals to file reports with state agencies, and imposes penalties for failure to comply with the measure’s provisions. This measure goes into effect on August 1, 2014 and is repealed January 27, 2021.
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This measure would require certain nonprofit hospitals to provide a minimum amount of charity care, impose new data reporting requirements on certain nonprofit hospitals, impose new administrative responsibilities on the Attorney General (AG) and give the AG authority to oversee and enforce the provisions of the measure. This measure goes into effect January 1, 2013, and is repealed on December 31, 2017, unless extended by future statute.
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This measure eliminates the current optional single sales factor in January 2013 and replaces it with a mandatory single sales factor tax policy for multistate firms. This change, however, would not apply to agricultural, extraction, and financial firms, which would remain on the equally weighted three-factor formula.
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State and local governments impose a variety of taxes, fees, and charges on individuals and businesses. Taxes—such as income, sales, and property taxes—are typically used to pay for general public services such as education, prisons, health, and social services. Fees and charges, by comparison, typically pay for a particular service or program benefitting individuals or businesses.
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This measure amends the State Constitution to allow the Legislature to authorize by a majority vote fees, penalties, or charges on businesses whose activities (1) pollute the air or waters of the state, (2) damage other public natural resources, or (3) harm public health. Under the terms of the measure, the funds collected must be used to pay costs related to the mitigation of the actual or anticipated adverse impacts of the activity, including enforcement and prevention of future impacts from pollution.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before performing an abortion involving that minor.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion involving that minor.
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This measure changes state law to allow students also to be excused from instruction in social science and family life if the instruction conflicts with the religious training and beliefs of the student or the student's parent or guardian.
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This measure removes the requirement that social science instruction and adopted instructional materials include information on the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
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This measure changes state law to legalize various non-medicinal marijuana-related activities and regulate the commercial production and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, these activities would continue to be prohibited under federal law.
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For the purposes of CDI’s regulations, this measure broadens the definition of health insurance “rates” to include certain other factors beyond premiums, such as benefits, discounts, co-payments, and deductibles.
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Genetic engineering is the technique of removing, modifying, or adding to the genetic material (especially DNA) of a living organism to produce some desired change in that organism’s characteristics. Genetic engineering is used in the development of new plant and animal varieties that are used as sources of foods.
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For the purposes of CDI’s regulations, this measure broadens the definition of health insurance “rates” to include certain other factors beyond premiums, such as benefits, discounts, co-payments, and deductibles. The measure also changes the state’s process for regulating health insurance rates to be more aligned with the regulation of automobile insurance, as established by Proposition 103.
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The measure amends the State Constitution to require that each Assembly and Senate district have two representatives: one male and one female. Under the measure, the California Legislature would have a total of 240 members.
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This measure amends the Constitution to: 1) Constrain the Legislature’s authority to enact laws that increase state costs or decrease state revenues by more than $25 million annually; 2) Expand the Governor’s authority to implement midyear reductions to appropriations in the state budget; 3) Shift state funds to local governments for the purpose of implementing new “Community Strategic Action Plans;” 4) Modify state and local government budget practices.
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The measure amends the Constitution to (1) subdivide each Assembly and Senate district into a large number of “neighborhood districts” and (2) reduce legislative spending.
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This measure amends the State Constitution to bar local officials—elected or appointed to a fixed term of office—from receiving non-monetary benefits, such as health insurance, pensions, or car allowances for their official service.
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This measure states that the Legislature shall appropriate, each year from 2013 14 through 2032 33, $35 million from the state General Fund to DOJ’s Division of Law Enforcement—a total of $700 million over the 20-year period. Under the terms of this measure, these funds are to support investigations of crimes related to transnational gangs, such as homicides and drug trafficking.
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This measure would amend the State Constitution to impose new requirements and limitations concerning public employee pension benefits and the funding of such benefits by employers and employees. For future public employees, this measure would require the Legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to establish a hybrid retirement plan that would be designed so that a future employee’s eventual retirement benefits could replace up to 75 percent of that employee’s base wage, as specified in the proposal. For current public employees, this measure would make various changes, including certain limits on public employer contributions to pension funds.
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This measure would amend the State Constitution to impose new requirements and limitations concerning public employee pension benefits and the funding of such benefits by employers and employees. For future public employees, this measure would change the current system of defined benefit pensions substantially by prohibiting state and local governments from accumulating unfunded pension liabilities and requiring these governments to retain the exclusive authority to modify the terms of pension plans at any time. For current public employees, this measure would make various changes, including certain limits on public employer contributions to pension funds.
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The measure requires LEAs to provide students with unrestricted access to approved courses available to meet the A-G requirements, including college preparation and advance placement courses.
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The measure amends the Constitution to require the state to continue providing revenues to local governments to pay for the programs realigned in 2011, unless the state reduces these local program responsibilities.
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Generally, the measure adds some health insurance-related consumer rights, imposes new regulatory requirements on health plans and insurers, and restates some consumer rights already found in current law. For example, under existing law, HMO enrollees have many rights including the right to see their own medical records and ask for an independent medical review of a decision their health plan makes about their care. Under the measure enrollees would own their medical records and their right to independent review would continue.
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This measure proposes to amend the definition of human trafficking under state law by adding new crimes to the list of criminal violations that may be associated with human trafficking. For example, under the measure, violating the liberty of a person with the intent to distribute obscene matter would now be defined in statute as a form of human trafficking.
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This measure amends the Constitution to repeal Proposition 8 by defining marriage as between two people and not restricted on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. The measure also states that it is not intended to require clergy of any church to perform a service not congruent with their faith.
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This measure reduces prison sentences served under the Three Strikes law by certain third strikers whose current offenses are specified nonserious and non-violent felonies. The measure also allows resentencing of certain third strikers who are currently serving life sentences for specified nonserious, non-violent felonies. Both of these changes are described below.
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This measure makes various changes to the current application process for obtaining a concealed firearms license. Under this measure, county sheriffs and local police chiefs would be required to issue a concealed firearms license to any applicant who they determine (1) is not legally prohibited from possessing a firearm; (2) has never been diagnosed with a mental illness requiring medication or admission to a mental institution; (3) has no history of substance abuse or domestic violence; (4) is not under criminal investigation or indictment; (5) is not the subject of a restraining order; (6) is a resident of, or, under specified circumstances, employed within the jurisdiction; (7) passes a specified training course on firearms; (8) passes a DOJ criminal background check; and (9) pays the required application fee.
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As required by Section 9005, we are informing you that it is our opinion that the measure may result in a substantial net change in state or local finances if adopted.
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This measure repeals the Dills Act and related provisions regarding excluded employees. The measure prohibits state employees from engaging in strikes against a state employer.
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This measure would authorize the Legislature, with a majority—rather than a two-thirds—vote in each house, to impose a severance tax of 15 percent or more on the value of all oil and gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters, which extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and gas produced in federal waters would be exempt. The severance tax revenues authorized by a majority-vote measure could only be used for a state bank described in this measure.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before performing an abortion involving that minor.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion involving that minor.
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This measure changes state law to legalize various marijuana-related activities and regulate the commercial production and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law. These federal prohibitions could still be enforced by federal agencies.
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This measure changes state law to (1) require medical professionals that distribute prescription drugs to report patient prescription history, and (2) require manufacturers or importers of prescription drugs to pay a one-quarter cent ($0.0025) tax on each pill prescribed in the state. Revenues raised by this measure will be used to fund the CURES program.
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This measure imposes a 15 percent “severance tax” on the value of all oil and gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters, which extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and gas produced in federal waters would be exempt, and wells capable of producing less than ten barrels per day of oil or 60,000 cubic feet of gas per day would be exempt when the value of a barrel of oil or gas from those wells was $50 or lower. The measure states that the costs of the tax may not be passed on to consumers.
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The measure purports to place fundamental limitations on the state’s authority to make laws; administer programs and regulations; and raise revenues pertaining to the use of air, water, land, and other natural resources in the state.
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This initiative prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state, including by existing power plants, until such time as the CEC finds, and the Legislature affirms, that the federal government has identified and approved a demonstrated technology for the construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod reprocessing plants and the permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste.
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This measure amends Section 7 in Article 1 of the State Constitution to define the term person. This measure states that “the term ‘person’ applies only to all living human beings from the beginning of their biological development as human organisms—regardless of the means by which they are procreated, method of reproduction, age, race, sex, gender, physical well-being, function, or condition of physical or mental dependency and/or disability.”
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This measure changes state law to generally decrease penalties for certain “low-level marijuana offenses” defined by the measure. Despite these changes to state law, such marijuana-related offenses would continue to be subject to imprisonment under federal law.
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This measure changes state law to (1) legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana by individuals age 21 or older, and (2) apply certain existing taxes and regulations regarding the production and sale of wine to marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law. These federal prohibitions could still be enforced by federal agencies.
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This measure changes state law to (1) repeal the state’s current death penalty statute, (2) generally require murder offenders to work while in prison, and (3) provide funding for new local law enforcement grants on a limited-term basis.
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This measure changes state law to legalize various marijuana-related activities and regulate the commercial production and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law. These federal prohibitions could still be enforced by federal agencies.
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This measure imposes a 10 percent tax on the value of all oil and gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters, which extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and gas produced in federal waters would be exempt, and “stripper” wells capable of producing less than ten barrels a day would be exempt if the price of oil from those wells is $50 a barrel or lower. The measure states that the costs of the tax may not be passed on to consumers and empowers a state agency to investigate attempts to “gouge” consumers.
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The measure intends to restrict pension and other post-employment benefits that can be received by elected and certain appointed public officials and administrators. (There would be considerable uncertainty as to how many such administrators would be subject to this measure’s provisions.) Specifically, the measure appears to require that these individuals’ pension and other post-employment benefits be determined using the same benefits and pension formulas used to calculate these benefits for the “least compensated worker category” within that official’s organization. In some cases, this may result in reductions to benefits currently offered to these officials and administrators. The various limitations described often are not clear and would be subject to considerable interpretation.
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The measure establishes an adjudicatory process to determine whether government officials and other parties have violated ethics codes or taken other actions contrary to the measure’s requirements.
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The measure deems state and local elected and appointed officials, candidates, judges, some public administrators, and some private sector contractors to be “offending politicians” if they use their position to promote government policies that benefit contributors or their personal or financial interests.
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The measure deems state and local elected and appointed officials, candidates, judges, some public administrators, and some private sector contractors to be “offending politicians” if they propose or vote for actions that are contrary to the measure’s conflict of interest provisions.
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California state and local governments spent over $400 billion in 2008, with the largest portion of this amount spent on services and personnel. While state and local government spending on goods and other materials is not known, we estimate that it might constitute about 5 percent of total spending.
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This complex measure concerning state and local retirement plans has many provisions that are unclear, and various provisions would face significant legal challenges. Given all of these uncertainties, a reasonable estimate of the net fiscal effect of this proposal could not be prepared within 25 working days from the date the proposal was received. As required by the Elections Code, the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Finance have informed the Attorney General that it is our opinion that the measure could result in a substantial net change in state or local finances if adopted, given the magnitude of the changes proposed in this measure.
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This measure provides that “no new memorandum of understanding or other contract or agreement” between any public agency and employees in CalPERS or CalSTRS may allow their retirement with “full retirement benefits” at an age younger than 65, except for sworn public safety officers, who would be able to receive full retirement benefits starting at age 58.
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This measure amends the State Constitution to institute a new state tax on pension benefits paid to an individual by CalPERS and/or CalSTRS that exceed $100,000 per year.
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This measure prohibits any state, school, or other local government entity from recognizing any labor union or other employee association as a bargaining agent. The measure also prohibits these public employers from entering into any agreement relating to public employees or their employment.
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This measure amends the State Constitution to require public pension or retirement systems to “invest and maintain at least 85 percent of the system’s assets” in California-based businesses. The measure defines a California-based business to be one “in which at least 70 percent of its employees are employed within California.” Public pension or retirement systems would be required to comply with this new requirement beginning January 1, 2016.
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This measure amends the Constitution to repeal Proposition 8. In addition, the measure would replace the term “marriage” with “civil marriage” in state law. Finally, the measure states that it is not intended to modify or change any school curriculum or to require clergy of any church to perform a service not congruent with their faith.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before performing an abortion involving that minor. (This measure does not require a physician or a minor to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian.) This measure applies only to cases involving an “unemancipated” minor.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion involving that minor. (This measure does not require a physician or a minor to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian.) This measure applies only to cases involving an “unemancipated” minor.
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This measure enacts new provisions of the State Constitution that are intended to create a new constitutional right for Californians to purchase and own homes and real property, prohibit foreclosures on homes and other property, ensure that borrowers can obtain a loan modification or refinancing of their loans under specific conditions, and allow homeowners to avoid penalties for late payments of property taxes and other charges assessed by state and local government agencies.
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This measure amends Proposition 103 to allow an insurance company to offer a "continuous coverage" discount on automobile insurance policies to insurance consumers if they have continuously followed the mandatory insurance law. Under this measure, continuous coverage means uninterrupted automobile insurance coverage.
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This measure makes changes to the application process for public benefits, the application process for persons to receive restricted scope Medi-Cal services for birth delivery and related medical services, imposes a two-year time limit on cash benefits for children residing in households in which the parents are not eligible to receive CalWORKs benefits because they are undocumented, and request verification of the immigration status of the individual from the federal government whenever they determined that "reasonable suspicion" existed that the individual is unlawfully present in the United States.
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This measure changes state law to (1) legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana by individuals age 21 or older, and (2) apply certain existing taxes and regulations regarding the production and sale of wine to marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law. These federal prohibitions could still be enforced by federal agencies.
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This measure limits corporations, labor unions, and government contractors' authority to contribute money to a candidate’s campaign for political office or to any committee controlled by a candidate.
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Under this measure, in each odd numbered calendar year the Governor would submit a budget for the two subsequent fiscal years. In even numbered years, the Governor could submit an update for either of the two years covered by the previous submission. The measure does not change the requirement that a balanced budget is in place by the beginning of each fiscal year.
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This initiative prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state, including by existing power plants, until such time as the CEC finds, and the Legislature affirms, that the federal government has identified and approved a demonstrated technology for (1) The construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod reprocessing plants and (2) The permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste.
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This measure provides that public employee defined pension benefits in California can only allow for "full retirement ages" of 62 years of age or older. This provision of the measure states that it would apply to public employees who are employed on the day after this measure is approved by the state's voters, notwithstanding the Contract Clause of the State Constitution.
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This measure makes major changes to the state and local spending limits as well as placing a limit on the amount of long-term debt that the state can owe at any one time. The measure places an annual limit on total state expenditure from the General Fund and special funds based on the growth of the state’s population and inflation, and specifies how revenues that are in excess of this limit can be spent.
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This measure requires that a secret ballot be used for all local, state, or federal elections and all authorizations of employee representation.
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The measure imposes a 15 percent charge on the value of each barrel of oil extracted from California. The revenues raised and placed in a new state account (the Competitiveness Education Fund) would be distributed monthly for non-capital purposes to: public school districts (30 percent), community college districts (48 percent), the California State University system (11 percent), and the University of California system (11 percent).
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The measure directs the California Legislature to request the United States Congress to assemble a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the United States Constitution.
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The measure makes November statewide general elections public holidays. These elections take place every even-numbered year.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion involving that minor. (This measure does not require a physician or a minor to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian.) This measure applies only to cases involving an “unemancipated” minor.
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This initiative repeals existing procedures for selection of presidential electors, and instead requires that political parties nominate an elector in each congressional district and two electors on a statewide basis. Each political party could set its own rules for determining how to choose the electors, subject to a number of requirements in the measure.
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This measure (1) requires state and local law enforcement officers in California to verify the immigration status of certain individuals under certain circumstances and authorizes the transfer of undocumented persons to federal custody, (2) authorizes various state sanctions for employers who employ undocumented immigrants, (3) establishes state penalties for the smuggling or transporting of undocumented immigrants, and (4) prohibits state and local policies that would limit the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
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This measure would adopt several amendments to the State Constitution regarding the free exercise of religion. In particular, the measure would specify that a person “using any part of the Bible’s content as authority” may freely communicate his or her views at any public or private gathering, school, or place of worship, or in specified forms of communication (such as the radio or telephone).
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This measure enacts a new state statute that is intended to ensure that borrowers using certain types of mortgage loans secured by residential property can obtain a loan modification or short sale under specific conditions. The provisions of this measure would apply to the first mortgage or deed of trust for residential property where the loan on the property was either a negative amortization loan or an option ARM loan and the owner was upside down on the property.
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Under this proposed statutory measure CalPERS and CalSTRS each would be required to publicly identify their investments in companies that (1) “provide products or services that contribute to the construction or maintenance of Israeli settlements and/or the Separation Wall in the Palestinian Territories” or (2) “provide military supplies, equipment, and services to the State of Israel.” The measure would allow, but not require, the systems to use information from the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations to help them identify these companies.
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This measure amends the Constitution to prohibit any party to marriage from being restored to the state of an unmarried person during the other party’s lifetime unless the marriage can be nullified under state law. This measure would in effect remove the option of divorce and make nullification or the death of a spouse the only options for ending marriage in this state.
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This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion involving that minor. (This measure does not require a physician or a minor to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian.) This measure applies only to cases involving an "unemancipated" minor. The measure identifies an unemancipated minor as being a female under the age of 18 who has not entered into a valid marriage, is not on active duty in the armed services of the United States, and has not been declared free from her parents' or guardians' custody and control under state law.
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The measure establishes new taxes on pension income beginning in 2012. Specifically, the measure creates A PIT surcharge on resident taxpayers who receive more than $40,000 of "pension taxable income" and an excise tax on nonresidents or people who move out of the state whose vested pension benefits from a California employer exceed $40,000 per year.
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The measure purports to place fundamental limitations on the state's authority to make laws; administer programs and regulations; and raise revenues pertaining to the use of air, water, land, and other natural resources in the state.
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This measure amends the Constitution to lower the vote requirement necessary to pass the budget bill and other General Fund appropriations from two-thirds to a simple majority (50 percent plus one).
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The measure establishes new taxes on pension income beginning in 2012. Specifically, the measure creates a personal income tax surcharge on resident taxpayers who receive more than $40,000 of "pension taxable income," and an excise tax on nonresidents or people who move out of the state whose vested pension benefits from a California employer exceed $40,000 per year.
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This measure prohibits the state from requiring owners of property within the state to have flood insurance. The measure also prohibits lenders from requiring flood insur-ance as a condition of providing loans on property in the state. Because the measure only relates to state law, it would not affect federal requirements for flood insurance in flood hazard areas.
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The initiative specifies that child support payments are deductible from taxable income and would thus be treated differently from other general child-related expenses. The initiative also contains several tax administration requirements that would affect how FTB handles disputes with taxpayers and how the Department of Child and Social Services (DCSS) handles child support payment arrangements.
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This measure would give the Attorney General the exclusive right to challenge the validity of a certified EIR through the courts. No other person, state or local agency, or other organization would be able to challenge the EIR. The measure would apply prospectively and retroactively—that is, the restriction on challenges would apply both to challenges of EIRs certified after the effective date of the measure and to challenges started before the effective date of the measure provided that no final judgment has been entered by a court for which a further appeal would not be possible.
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This measure would give the Attorney General the exclusive right to challenge the validity of a certified EIR through the courts. No other person, state or local agency, or other organization would be able to legally challenge the EIR. The measure would apply prospectively—that is, the restriction on challenges would only apply to EIRs certified after the effective date of the measure.
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This measure amends the Constitution to change the redistricting process for California’s districts in the U.S. House of Representatives. Specifically, the measure removes the authority for congressional seat redistricting from the Legislature and instead grants this authority to the commission.
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This measure repeals current provisions in law that require mandatory financial responsibility for private passenger automobiles.
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This initiative increases excise taxes on beer, wine, and distilled spirits sold in California effective 90 days after its enactment.
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Subject to certain conditions, the measure prohibits CalPERS and CalSTRS from investing in companies that have "business operations in Israel." ("Business operations" include "maintaining, selling, or leasing equipment, facilities, personnel, or any other apparatus of business or commerce in Israel, including the ownership or possession of real or personal property located in Israel." The measure defines Israel to include the State of Israel and territories under the administration or control of Israel.)
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Under this measure, the Legislature is prohibited from writing the ballot title and summary or ballot labels for measures it places on the ballot and instead moves the duty from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst.
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Under this measure, the Legislature is prohibited from writing the ballot title and summary or ballot labels for measures it places on the ballot and instead moves the duty from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst.
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The measure rewrites large portions of the State Constitution and appears to have major implications for state and local government finances.
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This measure amends the Constitution and state laws to change the way boundaries of districts for the State Assembly, State Senate, BOE, and California’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are determined.
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This statutory initiative makes various changes to state voting practices that would apply to elections held in 2012 or later.
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This measure would suspend the implementation of AB 32 until such time that the unemployment rate in California is 4.8 percent or less for four consecutive calendar quarters. During the suspension period, state agencies would be prohibited from proposing or adopting new regulations, or enforcing previously adopted regulations, implementing AB 32.
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This measure would suspend the implementation of AB 32 until such time that the unemployment rate in California is 5.5 percent or less for four consecutive calendar quarters. During the suspension period, state agencies would be prohibited from proposing or adopting new regulations, or enforcing previously adopted regulations, implementing AB 32.
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This measure proposes to amend the definition of human trafficking under state law by adding new crimes to the list of criminal violations that may be associated with human trafficking.
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This measure makes changes to the application process for public benefits.
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This measure amends the Constitution to constrain state authority to increase taxes or impose taxes, assessments, or fees on real property.
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This measure amends the Constitution to constrain state and local government authority to impose fees and other charges.
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This measure gives the lottery the flexibility to increase the percentage of lottery funds returned to players as prizes.
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This measure makes significant changes to the state’s budget process such as: changes in voting thresholds for state budget and taxes; the Governor given power to reduce spending and other budget duties; new requirements for one-time state revenues; requirements to identify funds to pay for program expansions; etc.
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This measure increases the existing excise tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack effective 90 days after its passage. Existing state law requires the Board of Equalization (BOE) to increase taxes on other tobacco products—such as loose tobacco and snuff—in an amount equivalent to any increase in the tax on cigarettes. Thus, this measure would also result in a comparable increase in the excise tax on other tobacco products.
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This measure amends the Constitution to constrain state and local government authority to impose taxes and fees.
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The measure institutes a state wealth tax that levies a new tax on the net assets of state residents as of January 2010 equal to roughly 40 percent on the first $2.5 million of wealth and 55 percent on amounts in excess of $2.5 million. The measure also imposes a new tax on the income of specified individuals when they die or move out of California. The measure also makes changes to PIT, and transfers $25 billion from the Environmental Superfund to the General Fund for three consecutive years.
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This measure would suspend the implementation of AB 32 until such time that the unemployment rate in California is 5.5 percent or less for four consecutive calendar quarters. During the suspension period, state agencies would be prohibited from proposing or adopting new regulations, or enforcing previously adopted regulations, implementing AB 32.
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This measure amends the Constitution to broaden the definitions of a state tax and local special tax, thereby requiring more revenue measures to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature or local voters.
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This measure amends the Constitution to expand the definitions of a “tax” and subject all state tax increases to voter approval.
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This measure makes major changes to the state's constitutional spending limit and the existing Proposition 98 funding requirements for school and community college districts. It also makes one change affecting local governments' spending limits and makes substantial changes to how the state government's annual spending limit is calculated.
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