Proposition 6 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - If this is done by giving more tim e credits instead, costs would decrease because people would serve less time. Any potential increase or decrease in state and local criminal justice costs likely would not exceed the tens of millions of dollars each year (annually).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=6&year=2024

Proposed vote on California becoming an independent country. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2017 - After decades of violent struggle between separatist groups and the Indonesian military, the Indonesian government agreed to a UN-supervised referendum on Tim or-Leste ’s status in 1999. The UN Security Council (which includes the U.S. as one of its five permanent members) established a transitional administration to keep order in Timor-Leste aft er the referendum.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2016-011

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

Sep 21, 2023 - Such direct costs generally do not include staff tim e. The extent to which such fees are charged varies by state and local government entity. Retention of Records. The length of time a record is kept by a government entity differs by entity and type of record.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

Related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2015 - In total, we estimate that the reduction in state and local criminal justice costs from the above changes could eventually range from the tens of millions of dollars to potentially exceeding $100  million annually.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-049

Online education at the University of California. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2017 - The measure further specifies t hat students would be allowed to complete all UCO courses at their own pace. The measure gives UCO faculty the authority to require students to take tests and participate in lab sessions in-person.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-025

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Ongoing costs to government, in the range of tens of millions of dollars or more, likely to be paid at least in part by the state each year to maintain the new online voting system and implement other provisions of the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

End publicly recorded votes in the Legislature by Senators and Assembly Members. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2016 - The State Constitution provides t hat no bill may be passed by the Legislature “unless, by rollcall vote entered in the journal, a majority of the membership of each house concurs. ” (The Senate and Assembly journals have recorded actions of the Legislature since their publication began in December 1849.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-112

Involuntary Servitude [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2021 - These terms may include a requirement t hat people work and earn money to support their dependents and pay fines, court fees, and/or restitution to victims. Involuntary Servitude. The State Constitution specifies that, “Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime. ” However, the State Constitution does not define involuntary servitude.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-003

Ethnic studies course at the California State University. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - This measure would have the following fiscal effect: Increased state costs in the tens of millions of dollars annually during initial implementation of the measure, with the bulk of costs phasing out over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-003

This measure requires public schools to provide each student with 30 hours of education on environmental sustainability and sustainable best practices every two years. [Ballot]

Mar 25, 2025 - This measure would have the following fiscal effect: Costs likely not exceeding the low tens of millions of dollars during initial implementation, then declining over time, for public schools to purchase materials and make adjustment to their science lessons.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-001