Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - State Trial Court Costs. This measure could potentially increase the number of medical malpractice cases and thereby increase costs for state trial courts. It could also potentially increase the length of cases, which would increase costs for state trial courts as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - Increase in State Income Tax Revenue. The measure likely would lead to an increase in personal income tax revenue for the state. The state collects personal income taxes on earnings, including earnings from selling st ock.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

General obligation bonds for various natural resources-related programs and projects. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Fiscal Effects Fiscal Effects on State Government. This measure would allow the state to borrow up to $7.9  billion by selling general obligation bonds to investors, who would be repaid with interest using the state ’s general tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-005

Pretrial release and bail. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2019 - New State Pretrial Release Process State Adopted New Process in 2018. The Legislature passed and the Governor signed Chapter  244 of 2018 (SB  10, Hertzberg), which establishes a new state pretrial process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-006

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2019 - State law allows property owners to deduct property tax payments from their taxable income for the purposes of calculating PIT and corporation tax payments. This reduces their tax bills. State Constitution Governs State Spending on Schools and Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-008

Chronic Dialysis Clinics [Ballot]

Dec 13, 2019 - We estimate that this scenario would lead to increased costs for state and local governments in the low tens of millions of dollars annually. This represents a small increase relative to the state ’s total spending on Medi-Cal and to state and local governments ’ total spending on employee and retiree health coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-025

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

Dec 4, 2019 - State law defines three types of crimes: felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions. Felonies are the most severe and include crimes such as murder, robbery and the sale of a controll ed substance. Felonies can be punished by sentences of more than a year in county jail or state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024

Taxes on Californians who are age 55 and older. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - This measure amends the State Constitution to prohibit the state and local governments from levying income or property taxes on any Californian age 55 or over. The measure also creates a constitutional ban on state or local estate taxes (although a prior voter initiative essentially already bans such taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-029

Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - Fiscal Effects Bond Cost for State Housing Programs. This measure would allow the state to borrow up to $3  billion by selling general obligation bonds to investors, who would be repaid with interest from the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2018

Spousal support. [Ballot]

Jul 22, 2019 - The measure could impact state court costs on proceedings for future cases regarding divorce and legal separation. On the one hand, the measure could result in a reduction in the number of contested cases or the amount of time spent on such cases in state courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-002