A proposed statutory initiative related to felony sentencing (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2015 - Offenders convicted of felonies can be sentenced as follows: State Prison. Felony offenders who have current or prior convictions for serious, violent, or sex crimes can be sentenced to state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-048

Limitations of the activities of holocaust denial organizations. [Ballot]

Nov 20, 2015 - State law allows schools to take any other reasonable steps to protect the safety of their students and prevent disruption on their campuses. Some districts have added restrictions beyond those contained in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-073

California Independence in Statewide Elections Act [Ballot]

May 14, 2015 - File No. 15-0012) that amends state law to impose new limitations on money received by candidates, committees, and slate mailer organizations. Background State Campaign Finance and Disclosure Laws. California ’s Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative adopted by the voters, established the state ’s campaign finance and disclosure laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-012

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]

Jun 12, 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/2015-025

A measure related to the use of restroom and changing room facilities [Ballot]

Jun 8, 2015 - State Court Costs. The measure would result in state court costs related to processing civil claims authorized under the measure. The actual increase in costs would depend on the number of individuals who choose to file such claims and how long such claims take to process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-019

A proposed constitutional and statutory initiative related to poverty reduction. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - State Provides Loans to Cover Certain Child Care Facility Costs. The state currently has a revolving fund that offers interest-free loans to local educational agencies and other agencies that contract with the state to provide child care and preschool services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-043

Related to collecting signatures for initiative petitions and proposing laws in the Legislature. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - Federal law requires the state to develop a centralized, state-managed voter registration database. California ’s information technology (IT) project to meet this federal mandate is known as VoteCal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-042

The President of California Act [Ballot]

May 14, 2015 - The chief executive of state or regional government in every state, commonwealth, and territory of the United States of America is referred to as Governor. In California, the Gove rnor has  many powers and responsibilities, including:   signing into law or vetoing  legislation passed by the Legislature, preparing and submitting to the Legislature
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-013

Proposed statutory initiative that would increase excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products. It also creates a new excise tax on the distribution of electronic cigarett

Jun 23, 2015 - Tobacco and E-Cigarette Taxes Tobacco products are subject to state and federal excise taxes, and state and local sales and use taxes. In contrast, e-cigarettes are currently not subject to state and federal excise taxes but are subject to state and local sales and use taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-029

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