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

Dec 10, 2015 - The statute authorizing this annual transfer is due to sunset on July 1, 2020. This measure eliminates the sunset and continues the transfer beyond July 1, 2020. Fiscal Effects Fiscal Effects on State Government.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-090

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Dec 9, 2015 - For example, if CDCR no longer held male condemned inmates in single cells at San Quentin, and instead transferred these inmates to other prisons, it could reduce the cost of housing and supervising these inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-096

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

Dec 7, 2015 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-087

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

Dec 7, 2015 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-085

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

Dec 7, 2015 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-086

Fiscal Outlook Supplement on Proposition 2: True Up Calculations

Dec 3, 2015 - In other words, if the initial estimate was too low, the Legislature must make an additional deposit, whereas if the estimate was too high, the difference is transferred back into the General Fund. As shown in Figure 1, our current estimate of the 2015-16 Proposition 2 requirement includes a $2.2 billion true up deposit made in the 2016-17 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3314

Felony sentencing (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2015 - The measure requires that savings to the state from its implementation, as estimated by the Department of Finance, be annually transferred from the General Fund into a new state fund —the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2016 Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-084

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 - This measure requires the transfer of some revenues raised by the new taxes to “backfill, ” or offset, any revenue losses that occur to funds supported by existing state cigarette and tobacco taxes as a direct result of the imposition of the new taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-081

Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No.1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - For example, a city might choose to close its fire department and instead contrac t fire protection services with the county. In such a case, the city would terminate its pension plan associated with its firefighters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-077

The cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment No 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operat ion of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sal es.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-075