Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Tax Revenues. The measure would have various impacts on businesses and consumers, which could then impact state and local tax revenues. On the one hand, the measure could reduce tax revenues in certain areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - (For taxable bonds, the interest that investors earn is not exempt from federal taxes.) CIRM Has Spent Nearly All Available Funds. As Figure 1 shows, bonds issued under Proposition  71 have comprised virtually all of CIRM ’s funding, with a relatively small amount of funding coming from investment income, private donations, and other sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - Local governments —primarily counties —pay for many health care services, mainly for low-income individuals. Some counties operate hospitals and clinics that provide health care services. Proposal This measure makes changes to several key provisions of MICRA, including the following major ones: Replaces Terminology on Noneconomic Damages.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2019 - The measure would reduce costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of psilocybin offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-016

Proposed constitutional initiative regarding how Californians vote and the composition of the State Senate. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2019 - Total county costs to administer elections are estimated to be in the range of the low to mid-hundreds of millions of dollars per year; however, the cost per county varies widely depending on the population, size of the county, and number of candidates, among other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-013

Proposed statutory initiative related to the state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - County elections officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their view points to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-009

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - The proposition also exc luded medical cannabis sales (with a valid state identification card) from state and local sales taxes. Authorized Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Cannabis Businesses. Proposition  64 provided cities and counties authority to restrict and regulate cannabis businesses located within their jurisdictions, including allowing them to limit the locations of these businesses or ban them altogether.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-010

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - The proposition also exc luded medical cannabis sales (with a valid state identification card) from state and local sales taxes. Authorized Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Cannabis Businesses. Proposition  64 provided cities and counties authority to restrict and regulate cannabis businesses located within their jurisdictions, including allowing them to limit the locations of these businesses or ban them altogether.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-011

Constitutional initiative regarding a nonpartisan, unicameral, state Legislature. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - County Elections Responsibilities. California counties administer elections —including special elections called by the Governor. County elections officials prepare and distribute county voter information guides, provide places for voting, maintain voter registration records, print ballots for all registered voters, tabulate votes, and transmit election results to the Secretary of State.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-012

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2019 - County assessors determine the taxable value of property, county tax collectors bill property owners, and county auditors distribute the revenue among local governments. Statewide, county spending for property tax administration exceeds $600  million each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-008