Personal income taxes and funding for education and health programs (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - Background California ’s State Budget. California state taxes —primarily income taxes —are spent mainly from the state government ’s General Fund. The General Fund is budgeted to spend about $115  billion during the current 2015-16 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-070

California campaign finance and disclosure laws. (Amendment #2). [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2015 - Secretary of State. Among other duties, the Secretary of State is the state ’s chief elections officer and oversees a variety of elements related to elections, campaigns, and lobbying in California. In addition to other information technology (IT) systems, the Secretary of State maintains the Campaign Automated Lobbyist and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System (CAL-ACCESS).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-068

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2015 - Appellate Litigation Over time, the measure would reduce state expenditures by the California Supreme Court and the state agencies participating in the death penalty appeal process. These state savings would reach about $50  million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-066

Public social services. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - Additionally, in 2011, the state shifted responsibility for certain low-level offenders from the state to the counties on a prospective basis. As part of this shift, certain offenders released from state prison are now supervised in the community by probation officers instead of by state parole agents.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-064

Temporary extension of Proposition 30 income tax increases (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - Background California ’s State Budget. California state taxes —primarily income taxes —are spent mainly from the state government ’s General Fund. The General Fund is budgeted to spend about $115  billion during the current 2015-16 state fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-065

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 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.7  billion in state and federal funds in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-063

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 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.7  billion in state and federal funds in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-062

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

Oct 28, 2015 - The state spends tens of billions of dollars per year to fund part of the operations of hundreds of public educational entities in California. These entities include early childhoo d education providers, K-12 school districts, community colleges, and two public university systems (the California State University and the University of California).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-061

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

Oct 26, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medici nal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-060

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

Oct 23, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medici nal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-058