Initiative Analyses

February 18

A.G. File No. 2019-033

Child Custody and Juvenile Dependency

This measure authorizes individuals to seek jury trials in child custody hearings and juvenile dependency jurisdictional hearings.

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January 24

A.G. File No. 2019-032

Funding for state and local air quality regulatory agencies.

This measure requires that certain state funds be shifted to local air districts if the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and South Coast Air Quality Management District are not in attainment of the federal air quality standards for ozone by July 1, 2023.

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January 14

A.G. File No. 2019-031

Gasoline and Diesel Powered Vehicle Manufacturing Ban

This measure intends to ban the sale of gasoline-only and diesel-only passenger vehicles and light trucks manufactured after 2020.

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January 3

A.G. File No. 2019-030

Chronic Dialysis Clinics

This measure adds new state rules concerning chronic dialysis clinics (Amendment #1).

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January 3

A.G. File No. 2019-029

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming

This measure (1) authorizes additional gaming activities at tribal casinos, (2) authorizes sports wagering at tribal casinos and horse race tracks, (3) imposes a sports wagering tax, and (4) authorizes a new civil enforcement tool for violations of certain state gaming laws. (Amendment #1)

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December 26

A.G. File No. 2019-028

Disposal and Recycling of Single-Use Plastic Packaging and Foodware.

This measure establishes new requirements for the recycling and reduction of single-use plastic packaging and foodware with the intent of reducing the amount of plastic waste that is generated and that ends up in landfills or as litter. This measure also creates a new tax on all single-use plastic packaging and foodware sold in California (Amendment#1).

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December 26

A.G. File No. 2019-027

Psilocybin

This measure would make various changes to state law related to psilocybin, including removing certain criminal penalties and requiring regulation of its cultivation and sale (Amendment #1).

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December 18

A.G. File No. 2019-026

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers.

This measure would make app-based drivers independent contractors (Amendment #1).

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December 13

A.G. File No. 2019-025

Chronic Dialysis Clinics

This measure adds new state rules concerning chronic dialysis clinics, including requiring clinics to have a physician onsite during all treatment hours. (Amendment #1).

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December 4

A.G. File No. 2019-024

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses.

This measure would classify a set of offenses as intervention predicates with specific requirements on how these cases are handled in the criminal justice system. (Amendment #1).

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December 2

A.G. File No. 2019-022

Stem cell research.

This measure authorizes $5.5 billion in general obligation bonds for stem cell research and enacts various changes to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Amendment #1).

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December 2

A.G. File No. 2019-021

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy.

This measure (1) modifies existing consumer data privacy laws, (2) establishes new consumer privacy rights, (3) changes existing penalties and uses of penalty revenues, and (4) creates a new state agency to monitor compliance and enforcement of the state’s consumer data privacy laws. (Amendment #1) (Version 3)

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November 26

A.G. File No. 2019-020

The use of fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and fumigants.

This measure intends to limit the use of fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and fumigants that do not conform with the National Organic Program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. (Amendment #1)

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November 15

A.G. File No. 2019-018

Medical Malpractice Cases

This measure makes changes to several key provisions of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (Amendment #1).

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November 12

A.G. File No. 2019-016

Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin.

This measure would have the following fiscal effects: • Reduced costs, not likely to exceed a few million dollars annually, to state and local governments related to enforcing psilocybin-related offenses; handling the related criminal cases in the court system; and incarcerating and supervising certain psilocybin offenders. • Potential increase in state and local tax revenues, not likely to exceed a couple million dollars annually, related to the production and sale of psilocybin (Amendment #1).

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