General obligation bonds for water programs and projects. (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2015 - Protection and Restoration of Watersheds Within State Parks ($150  Million). The measure provides $150  million for the restoration of watersheds within state parks, as well as to improve the water supply and wastewater treatment systems in state parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-088

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Dec 9, 2015 - The state incurs costs for the Supreme Court to hear such cases and for court-appointed counsel to provide legal representation to condemned individuals. The state also incurs costs for attorneys employed by the state Department of Justice to uphold death sentences in the appeals process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-096

The cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. Amendment #1 [Ballot]

Dec 7, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. Proposal This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-085

The cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Dec 7, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. Proposal This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-087

The cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. (Amendment #1) [Ballot]

Dec 7, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. Proposal This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-086

Felony sentencing (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2015 - Fiscal Effects State Effects of Sentencing Change. This measure would have a number of fiscal impacts on the state ’s prison system. Most significantly, the measure would reduce the state prison population in three ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-084

Legislative rules and responsibilities (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Dec 1, 2015 - The State Legislature has two houses: the State Assembly and the State Senate. The California Constitution governs the various ways in which the Legislature can pass bills. It does not include a requirement on the amount of time a bill needs to be available on the Internet before a vote by either house.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-083

Increases excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products and applies the tobacco products excise tax to electronic cigarettes (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Nov 30, 2015 - State Spending Limit The State Constitution contains various rules affecting the state budget, such as the state spending limit that has been in place since passage of Proposition  4 in 1979. The Constitution requires the state to issue taxpayer rebates if the state exceeds the spending limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-081

Sports markets. (Amendment No. 2) [Ballot]

Nov 30, 2015 - As a result, the following factors are uncertain and difficult to estimate: (1) the number of participants in the markets, (2) the role of state and local governments in regulating the markets, and (3) how existing state and federal laws apply to the markets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-082

Teacher tenure (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - Background A state law governs the process for awarding teachers permanent employment status. The state also has rules for determining how much total funding goes to local educational agencie s (LEAs).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-079