Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Dec 14, 2017 - State Law Prohibits Cruelty to Animals. Under state law, any person who keeps an animal confined in an enclosed area is required to provide it with an adequate exercise area, and permit access to adequate shelter, food, and water.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-042

Medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - Effects on State and Local Revenues. The effect of the measure on state and local revenues would depend on several factors, such as (1) the price and quantity of medical marijuana sold by the state and (2) how the state chose to operate medical marijuana cultivation and distribution facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-069

Estate taxes and financial aid for college. [Ballot]

Nov 30, 2017 - State Offers Financial Aid for College. To reduce the financial barriers of attending college, numerous state programs provide aid to undergraduate students. The Cal Grant program is the state ’s largest program.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-038

Ending California’s “top two” primary. [Ballot]

Oct 10, 2017 - Background In California, the chief elections officer is the Secretary of State and county governments administer statewide elections. California generally holds two statewide elections in ev en-numbered years to elect candidates to state and federal offices —a primary election and the general election.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-020

Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. [Ballot]

Oct 18, 2017 - State Law Prohibits Cruelty to Animals. Under state law, any person who keeps an animal confined in an enclosed area is required to provide it with an adequate exercise area, and permit access to adequate shelter, food, and water.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-026

State parole for elderly inmates. [Ballot]

Jul 19, 2017 - Second, the state would likely incur additional costs to provide certain health and social services to individuals released under the measure, such as through Medi-Cal —the state ’s program to provide health care services to low-income individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-006

Environmental hazards in homes and public facilities. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - The cost to the state of issuing these bonds would depend on the timing of the bond sales, the interest rates in effect at the time they are sold, and the time period over which they are repaid. The state would likely issue these bonds over a period of about five years and make principal and interest payments from the state 's General Fund over a period of about 35 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-049

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

Gender identity [Ballot]

Apr 18, 2017 - Federal and State Law. Both federal and state law prohibit discrimination or preferential treatment based on sex and/or gender identity. For example, existing state law requires that students in public schools be permitted to use facilities consistent with their gender identity regardless of what sex is listed on their birth certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-003

Firearms and ammunition (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2015 - As permitted by federal law, California is one of 13 states that chose to receive all requests from firearms dealers, allowing the state to search NICS and various state databases to ensure that individuals seeking to purchase or receive firearms are not prohibited.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-098