Public social services. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - The job placement program required by the measure overlaps somewhat with existing county activities. The state and counties would not incur additional costs to the extent that counties are already performing the employment outreach and placement activities required by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-064

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

Oct 30, 2015 - Under these circumstances, there could also be a minor increase in child welfare and foster care costs for the state and counties. Summary of Fiscal Effects This measure would have the following fiscal effects: State administrative costs of at least $1  million, and potentially a few million dollars, annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-062

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

Oct 30, 2015 - Under these circumstances, there could also be a minor increase in child welfare and foster care costs for the state and counties. Summary of Fiscal Effects This measure would have the following fiscal effects: State administrative costs of at least $1  million, and potentially a few million dollars, annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-063

1,000 percent sales tax on political advertisements. [Ballot]

Oct 28, 2015 - The amount of tax money the proposed sales tax would generate for public education is highly uncertain. This is due to the unknown outcome of the court challenges described above a nd uncertainty about how any such tax, however applied, would affect the behavior of groups and individuals involved in politics.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-061

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 26, 2015 - The measure would result in lower costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as t he number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-060

The statute of limitations for certain sex crimes committed against minors. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - Punishment for such crimes typically involves incarceration in county jail or state prison and can include supervision by county probation officers or state parole agents upon release. State law requires individuals who have committed such crimes to register with local law enforcement as sex offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-059

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - The measure would result in lower costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as t he number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-058

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #2). [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2015 - The measure would result in reduced costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prisons and county jails, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-052

A proposed statutory initiative to lower the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - Taxes Associated With Alcohol Sales. The state collects an alcoholic beverage tax on alcohol sold in California. The tax is a per-gallon excise tax with a rate that varies by the type of alcohol, from $0.20 per gallon for beer and wine to as much as $6.60 per gallon for some distilled spirits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-054

Nonpartisan elections for congressional and state elective offices. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - Nonpartisan elections are used for various judicial, school, county, and city offices as well as the Superintendent of Public Instruction. A candidate for nomination or election to a nonpartisan office generally may not indicate his or her party preference on the ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-053