^[PDF] Court reporter employees generally receive, in addition to their

Court reporter employees generally receive, in addition to their salary, health and other benefits, as well as retirement or pension benefits which are guaranteed for being available during a set period of time regardless of whether their services are needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/letters/2024/Letter-Umberg-Court-Reporters-030524.pdf

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

Related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Aug 24, 2015 - State Legalization of Marijuana-Related Activities. Under the measure, individuals age 21 or over could legally possess, sell, transport, process, and cultivate marijuana under state law. The measure also states that state and local governments are prohibited from enforcing federal prohibitions on marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-036

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jun 22, 2015 - These laws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. State Law and Proposition  215. Under current state law, the possession, cultivation, or distribution of marijuana generally is illegal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-027

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - As noted earlier, the state has never formalized CSU regions in state law, and in the past the state has used different regional breakdowns when evaluating whether to construct new CSU campuses. Various regional breakdowns could be viewed as reasonable, with the different approaches having distinct advantages and disadvantages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532

Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update

Dec 17, 2015 - (The National Conference of State Legislatures website and our analysis of a 2015-16 budget proposal for the Office of Emergency Services [OES] have more information on federal and state oil by rail programs and policies.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3321

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization

Mar 7, 2017 - Effective April 1, 2017, this measure will increase the state excise tax rate on cigarettes by $2 per pack—from 87 cents to $2.87—and increase the state excise tax on other tobacco products by a similar amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3609

Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities

Jan 21, 2016 - Therefore, using state funds to encourage a different mix of GHG emission reductions would likely be more costly. For example, the overall emission reduction costs in Figure  6 are $10 without the state subsidy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3328

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify a minor’s parent or guardian before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 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/2015-047

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