Proposed statutory initiative related to the state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - County elections officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their view points to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-009

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

Minimum amount of charity care nonprofit hospitals must provide. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2015 - Collectively, the state ’s for-profit hospitals pay tens of millions of dollars annually in the state corporate income tax. The state ’s nonprofit hospitals are generally exempt from the state corporate income tax and local property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-102

Proposed statutory initiative to create a statewide public electrical utility. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - In addition, while transferring the responsibility to provide electricity from private companies to a public entity would likely reduce certain state and local tax revenues (such as property tax and corporate income tax) because public entities often do not pay such taxes, it is uncertain how governments would respond to this potential reduction in tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-056

Electronic voting in elections in California. (Amendment #1.) [Ballot]

Jan 4, 2016 - County elections officers administer elections and receive ballots (cast by voters either at a polling station or in the mail), count ballots, and report election results. Proposal The proposal seeks to establish an information technology system —subject to requirements established by the measure —that would allow people to vote in California elections from any electronic device or computer.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-108

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

Jan 30, 2018 - This measure would change how state and county elections officials prepare, print, and mail ballot materials. These changes would tend to increase costs by increasing the number of candidates on general election ballots.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-053

California Electrical Utility District Act [Ballot]

Feb 26, 2015 - In addition, while transferring the responsibility to provide electricity from private companies to a public entity would likely reduce certain state and local tax revenues (such as property tax and corporate income tax) because public entities often do not pay such taxes, it is uncertain how governments would respond to this potential reduction in tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-002

Parole hearings for youth offenders. [Ballot]

Aug 31, 2017 - Primarily, the measure would result in a minor increase in sta te parole and county probation costs to supervise those second strikers who are released from prison earlier than otherwise. Summary of Fiscal Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-009

Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - Local governments —primarily counties —pay for many health care services, mainly for low-income individuals. Some counties operate hospitals and clinics that provide health care services. Proposal This measure makes changes to several key provisions of MICRA, including the following major ones: Replaces Terminology on Noneconomic Damages.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

A proposed statutory initiative prohibiting the generation of nuclear power in California. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - Approximately 9  percent of the state ’s electricity is generated by nuclear power plants (inside and outside of the state), about two-thirds of which comes from the only nuclear power plant operating in California —the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (Diablo Canyon) in San Luis Obispo County.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-055