Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Upon the filing of a legislative records request, the measure requires the Legislature to (1)  determine whether there are disclosable records within ten calendar days or 14 calendar days for extraordinary circumstances, and (2)  provide records within 30 calendar days or on a rolling basis but no more than 90 days if there are extraordinary circumstances (such as requiring programming to extract data).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - The share given to the state is to increase by 5  percentage points a year for each of the next four years —reaching 25  percent of royalty revenues by year 20. The remainder of royalty revenues are to continue being available for R &D and the TREAT Institute ’s administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013

Local land use planning and zoning. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - In recent years, the state increasingly has seen issues of zoning and land use as matters of statewide concern. Nevertheless, local governments retain significant control over zon ing, land use, and housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-011

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Existing law requires CARB to develop a Scoping Plan —intended to identify the state ’s strategy for achieving its GHG emissions targets —and update it every five years. Cap-and-Trade Program Is a Key State Policy for Achieving GHG Reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

High-quality public schools (Version 1). [Ballot]

Aug 30, 2023 - Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-009

High-quality public schools (Version 2). [Ballot]

Aug 30, 2023 - Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-010

Landfills. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - The measure requires CalRecycle to use the funding it receives from landfills and NGD Consortium as follows: (1)  50  percent to establish individual custodial accounts for students to use on higher education costs and (2)  50  percent to support public schools (defined by the measure as school districts, charter schools, and students who are home schooled).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-006

Renewable energy (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - In recent years, the state has experienced a number of severe wildfires ignited by infrastructure owned by regula ted LSEs. In addition to additional costs for IOU ratepayers, these fires have resulted in significant response and recovery costs for the state, impacted local governments, and owners of damaged properties.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-008

Property taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 4, 2023 - This reduces property tax revenue going to schools and o ther local governments. Over the first few years, schools and other local governments would lose several hundred million dollars each year. Over time, these revenue losses would gr ow to between $1.5  billion and $2  billion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-005

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - The measure eliminates existing penalties under state law for people 21 years of age and over who engage in psilocybin-related activities including, possession, distribution, trans portation, and sale of psilocybin.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004