Initiative Analyses

December 21

A.G. File No. 2021-036

Funding for arts and music education in schools.

This measure establishes a formula to provide annual state funding for arts and music education in schools (Amendment #1).

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December 14

A.G. File No. 2021-035

Felony sentencing.

This measure reduces punishment for people who have certain prior felony convictions. (Amendment #1).

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November 29

A.G. File No. 2021-034

Funding for various brownfield-related activities.

This measure authorizes a $2.7 billion general obligation bond for various state departments to address brownfields.

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November 29

A.G. File No. 2021-033

Students’ right to a high-quality public education.

This measure amends the California Constitution to establish the right to a high-quality public education (Amendment #1).

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November 29

A.G. File No. 2021-032

Housing affordability and property taxes.

This measure makes various changes to homeowners’ and renters’ taxes (Amendment #1).

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November 29

A.G. File No. 2021-031

Attorney compensation in certain civil lawsuits.

This measure limits the compensation attorneys can collect through contingency fee agreements in tort lawsuits that are filed in court. (Version 2).

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November 29

A.G. File No. 2021-030

Attorney compensation in certain civil lawsuits.

This measure limits the compensation attorneys can collect through contingency fee agreements in tort and statutory consumer protection lawsuits that are filed in court (Amendment #1) (Version 1).

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November 29

A.G. File No. 2021-029

Civil lawsuits.

This measure establishes a new pre-lawsuit notification process and imposes a limit on attorney contingency fee agreements in tort and statutory consumer protection lawsuits (Amendment #1).

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November 23

A.G. File No. 2021-028

The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption.

This measure phases out the extraction of oil and gas in California by 2045, as well as prohibits the use of fossil fuels starting in 2050.

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November 23

A.G. File No. 2021-027

California labor law violations.

This measure makes various changes to the way California labor law violations are settled (Amendment #1).

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November 22

A.G. File No. 2021-026

State and local government tax rules.

This measure amends the State Constitution to change the rules for how the state and local governments can impose taxes, fees, and other charges. (Amendment #1).

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November 18

A.G. File No. 2021-025

The rights of individuals to make “fully free and informed” health decisions.

This measure makes various changes to the State Constitution and state law regarding individuals’ health decisions (Amendment #1).

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November 17

A.G. File No. 2021-024

Initiative process.

The measure would amend the Constitution and statute so that the work currently performed by the Attorney General at the circulating and ballot phases of the initiative process would, instead, be performed by the Legislative Analyst. (Amendment #1).

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November 12

A.G. File No. 2021-023

Housing affordability and property taxes.

This measure makes various changes to homeowners’ and renters’ taxes.

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November 5

A.G. File No. 2021-022

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention.

This measure authorizes a new tax on very high-income taxpayers and dedicates the revenues to the development of infectious disease testing technology for the purpose of detecting and preventing pandemics.

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