Initiative Analyses

December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-094

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

This measure provides $6 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-093

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

This measure provides $6 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-092

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

This measure provides $6 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-091

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

This measure provides $4.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-090

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

This measure provides $4.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-089

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

This measure provides $4.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 10

A.G. File No. 2015-088

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

This measure provides $4.9 billion in general obligation bonds for various water-related programs and projects. The state would repay these bonds, with interest, using the state’s General Fund.

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December 7

A.G. File No. 2015-087

The cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana.

This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law.

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December 7

A.G. File No. 2015-086

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

This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law.

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December 7

A.G. File No. 2015-085

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

This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law.

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December 2

A.G. File No. 2015-084

Felony sentencing (Amendment #1).

This measure makes several changes to the state’s existing three strikes law. For example, the measure excludes certain crimes from the three strikes law and allows the resentencing of certain second and third strikers.

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December 1

A.G. File No. 2015-083

Legislative rules and responsibilities (Amendment No. 1).

This measure makes changes to legislative rules and responsibilities.

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November 30

A.G. File No. 2015-082

Sports markets. (Amendment No. 2)

This measure amends the state constitution to provide that “any California resident, 18 years or older, has the right to trade on responsible, carefully regulated, non-gambling, and socially beneficial sports markets.”

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November 30

A.G. File No. 2015-081

Increases excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products and applies the tobacco products excise tax to electronic cigarettes (Amendment #1).

This measure increase the state’s cigarette excise tax from 87 cents to $2.87 per pack and apply the tobacco products excise tax to electronic cigarettes.

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November 24

A.G. File No. 2015-079

Teacher tenure (Amendment No. 1).

This measure would change state law by the lengthening probationary period to five years.

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