December 17
This measure makes several changes to current laws relating to criminal offenders. The most significant of these changes are new criminal justice programs and funding levels, increased criminal penalties for some crimes, various changes to state parole policies and others.
November 29
The proposed initiative reduces prison sentences served under the Three Strikes law by second and third strikers whose current offenses are specified nonserious and non-violent felonies. The initiative also allows resentencing of third strikers who are currently serving life sentences for specified nonserious, nonviolent felonies.
November 28
The measure requires that California voters be presented with the following question at a statewide election: Shall the federal government be required to adopt mandatory full funding of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of ensuring that all eligible honorably discharged U.S. Veterans, Reservists and California National Guard of the United States of America receive quality and accessible healthcare and related services?
November 26
This measure’s apparent intent is to include—as a new above-the-line deduction when computing AGI—expenses paid or incurred for dietary supplements and foods for special dietary needs, as defined. It would also expand the definition of medical care expenses deductible for state PIT purposes to include purchases of dietary supplements and foods for special dietary needs.
November 19
This measure would make several changes to existing state law and policies relating to the operations of the state prison system. First, it would require that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) provide education and substance abuse treatment programs to all state inmates who wish to participate. Second, this measure changes the rules relating to family visits at state prisons. Family visits are overnight visits between inmates and family members that take place in special facilities for these purposes on prison grounds. Third, inmates participating in family visiting would be required to pay a $25 fee per visit.
November 29
This measure makes a number of changes regarding RPS and permitting for electricity infrastructure. In particular, it raises RPS targets for electricity providers, applies these requirements to municipal utilities, and gives the Energy Commission authority to enforce municipal utility compliance with the RPS. In addition, the measure expands the scope of RPS enforcement to include ESPs and CCAs, and increases the minimum length of contracts for renewable energy. The measure expands penalties for failure to meet RPS requirements, removes current caps on these penalties, and directs the use of these penalty revenues. The measure also grants authority for the Energy Commission to purchase, sell, or lease property to further achievement of the RPS requirements. In addition, the measure transfers certain electricity infrastructure permitting responsibilities from PUC and from local government to the Energy Commission. Finally, the measure shifts responsibility for market price determination from PUC to the Energy Commission.
November 29
This measure makes a number of changes regarding RPS and permitting for electricity infrastructure. In particular, it raises RPS targets for electricity providers, applies these requirements to municipal utilities, and gives the Energy Commission authority to enforce municipal utility compliance with the RPS. In addition, the measure expands the scope of RPS enforcement to include ESPs and CCAs, and increases the minimum length of contracts for renewable energy. The measure expands penalties for failure to meet RPS requirements, removes current caps on these penalties, and directs the use of these penalty revenues. The measure also grants authority for the Energy Commission to purchase, sell, or lease property to further achievement of the RPS requirements. In addition, the measure transfers certain electricity infrastructure permitting responsibilities from PUC and from local government to the Energy Commission. Finally, the measure shifts responsibility for market price determination from PUC to the Energy Commission and revises the process for cost recovery of above-market prices of renewable energy.
November 7
Legalization of Marijuana-Related Activities. The initiative provides that no per-son, individual, or corporate entity could be prosecuted for the possession, cultivation, transportation, distribution, or consumption of cannabis hemp, including hemp industrial products, hemp medicinal preparations, hemp nutritional products, and hemp religious or recreational products. All of these products use as an ingredient the hemp plant commonly referred to as cannabis or marijuana. This measure also provides that the manufacture, marketing, distribution, or sale between adults of equipment or accessories associated with the above products shall not be prohibited.
November 6
This measure amends the Constitution to prohibit all governmental entities in the state of California from enacting or enforcing any law that would coerce by any means or financial penalty or mandate the permanent or temporary sexual sterilization of any human or animal. (Animal owners could continue to voluntarily sterilize their animals.) This measure also prohibits the enactment of any laws or ordinances that would abridge the amendment described above.