Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2015 - Impedes a patient 's ability to obtain, transport, or cultivate marijuana, so long as (1)  the method of obtaining, cultivating, or transporting marijuana is consistent with the business practices and/or cultivation practices used for other non-prohibited flora in the l aw ’s jurisdiction, and (2) no medical marijuana business or cultivation activities occur within 600  feet of a K-12 school, unless approved by local authorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-044

Proposition 16 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - State law also has a number of antidiscrimination provisions that are similar to those in federal l aw. Policies and Programs Created or Modified After Proposition  209. After voters approved Proposition  209, some public entities in California created or modified policies and programs to instead consider characteristics not banned by Proposition  209.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=16&year=2020

Funding for California’s health care safety net. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2018 - The amounts of these brackets are doubled for couples filing jointly (1  percent on the first $16,446, et cetera) and are adjusted for inflation every year. Proposition  63 (2004) Levies 1  Percent Tax on Income Over $1  Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-047

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana [Ballot]

Jun 11, 2015 - This is because many individuals who are currently purchasing marijuana illegally could begin purchasing it legally under state l aw at businesses that collect such taxes. In addition, the state would also receive revenue from excise taxes imposed on recreational marijuana by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-024

Civil lawsuits. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - For example, courts might have new workload related to resolving procedural disputes on whether the requirements of the pre-settlement notification process have been m et. In addition, courts may spend more time related to cases that are filed but are not as well-prepared.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-029

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - As noted previously, when Medi-Cal has paid for health benefits provided to a beneficiary injured by medical malpractice, it may recover a portion of medical malpractice damages aw arded to the beneficiary to reimburse the state costs of these benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 22, 2015 - Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that federal authorities could continue under federal l aw to prosecute California patients and providers engaged in the cultivation and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-103

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - Additional property taxes created by an increase in home sales would partially offs et these losses, but on net property taxes would decrease. In the first few years, property tax losses likely would be a few hundred million dollars per year, with schools and othe r local governments (cities, counties, and special districts) each losing around a couple hundred million dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-012

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - Additional property taxes created by an increase in home sales would partially offs et these losses, but on net property taxes would decrease. In the first few years, property tax losses likely would be several hundreds of millions of dollars per year, with school s and other local governments (cities, counties, and special districts) each losing a few hundred million dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-011