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

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

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

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - The Commission includes 14 members: 5 Democratic members, 5 Republican members, and 4 members who are not registered with either of those political parties. When the Commission draws new congressional district maps, it must follow federal and state laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - This measure would (1) require background checks for rideshare drivers, (2) require rideshare companies to report sexual misconduct and assault incidents, (3) require rideshare companies to notify passengers about sexual misconduct and assault risk of drivers, and (4) increase rideshare companies’ legal and financial responsibility for rideshare-related sexual wrongdoing (Amendment #1).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-029

Eligibility for elective office. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Although it is rare for redistricting to occur sooner than every ten years, voters will consider new congressional district maps proposed by the Legislature in a special election on November 4, 2025 (Proposition  50).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-015

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - For example, a married couple pays a 1  percent tax on the first $21,000 of income, a 2  percent tax on income between $21,000 and $50,000, and a 4  percent tax on income between $50,000 and $80,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016