Rules of professional conduct for attorneys. [Ballot]

Oct 5, 2017 - The California Constitution requires attorneys to be members of the State Bar to practice law in the state. As of September 2017, the State Bar reported having 263,165 members —of which  189,703 (or 72  percent) are active members able to practice law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-016

Pricing requirements for kidney dialysis providers. (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Sep 29, 2017 - Typically, state and local governments contract with commercial health insurers to cover health care services. Together, state and local governments pay tens of billions of do llars for employee and retiree health benefits each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-014

Staffing and pricing requirements for kidney dialysis providers. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2017 - Typically, state and local governments contract with commercial health insurers to cover health care services. Together, state and local governments pay tens of billions of dollars for employee a nd retiree health benefits each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-015

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collections affect the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state fun ds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-012

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collections affect the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state fun ds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-011

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collections affect the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state fun ds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-013

Authorize $8.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. [Ballot]

Sep 5, 2017 - The state repays these bonds, with interest, using the state ’s General Fund. (The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account, which also pays for education, prisons, health care, and other services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-010

Parole hearings for youth offenders. [Ballot]

Aug 31, 2017 - Under existing state law, certain repeat offenders receive longer prison sentences due to a statute commonly referred to as the “three strikes ” law. Specifically, state law requires that an individual who is convicted of a felony and who previously has been convicted of one or more violent or serious felonies be sentence d to state prison as follows: Second Strike Offense.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-009

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

Aug 22, 2017 - Other local funding sources include state funds, federal funds, and local taxes. The state and federal governments also play important roles in the state ’s water system, such as by operating key water supply infrastructure that moves water around the state, as well as by setting and enforcing water quality standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-007

Abortion. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2017 - File  17-0008) that would amend the California State Constitution to ban abortion and declare whoever performs or procures an abortion guilty of first-degree murder. As the initiative would prohibit abortion without exception and make the performance or procurement of an abortion a crime under state law, the initiative is in direct conflict with the United States (U.S.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-008