January 18
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.
January 13
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.
January 13
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.
January 11
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.
January 27
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.
January 6
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.
January 9
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.
January 3
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 This measure goes into effect on August 1, 2014 and is repealed January 27, 2021.
January 3
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.