February 2
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.
January 30
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.
January 30
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.
January 23
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.
January 31
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.
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.