Initiative Analyses

September 16

A.G. File No. 2015-046

International protocol official in state government.

This measure establishes an office for a protocol official within the Secretary of State’s Office.

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September 11

A.G. File No. 2015-045

State legislative districts.

This measure amends the State Constitution to (1) subdivide each Assembly and Senate district into a large number of “neighborhood districts” and (2) reduce legislative spending.

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September 8

A.G. File No. 2015-044

Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana.

This measure limits the ability of the state and local governments to adopt laws that restrict access to medical marijuana.

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September 4

A.G. File No. 2015-043

A proposed constitutional and statutory initiative related to poverty reduction.

For 20 years beginning in 2017-18, this measure increases property taxes on most properties with assessed values greater than $3 million and dedicates the increase in revenues to several programs intended to reduce poverty.

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September 4

A.G. File No. 2015-042

Related to collecting signatures for initiative petitions and proposing laws in the Legislature.

This measure allows proponents of initiatives to collect both electronic and physical signatures on petitions to qualify a proposed initiative for the ballot.

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September 3

A.G. File No. 2015-041

A proposed constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana.

This measure states that any resident age 18 or older has the right to grow, own, purchase, and obtain a permit from the state to sell organic marijuana for medical use, without a recommendation or prescription from a physician.

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September 2

A.G. File No. 2015-040

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify a minor’s parent or guardian before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

This measure amends the Constitution to require, with certain exceptions, a physician (or his or her representative) to deliver a written notice to the parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before performing an abortion involving an “unemancipated” minor. (This measure does not require a physician or a minor to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian.) The measure defines an unemancipated minor as being a female under the age of 18 who has not entered into a valid marriage, is not on active duty in the armed services of the United States, and has not been declared free from her parents’ or guardians’ custody and control under state law. The measure limits the ability to perform abortions on unemancipated minors to physicians only. The measure also requires that physicians report certain information to the state Department of Public Health after performing an abortion on a minor.

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September 1

A.G. File No. 2015-039

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, 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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August 28

A.G. File No. 2015-037

Nationhood status and possible secession from the U.S.

This measure states that it would institute regular statewide votes on changing California's relationship with the United States.

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August 24

A.G. File No. 2015-036

Related to the cultivation, use, 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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July 29

A.G. File No. 2015-034

Ownership of domestic ferrets.

This measure makes it legal for Californians to own ferrets as pets.

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July 27

A.G. File No. 2015-033

A constitutional initiative related to compensation and retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California.

This measure includes a number of provisions that affect compensation and retirement benefits earned by people employed by state and local governments in California.

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July 16

A.G. File No. 2015-032

Increases in the statewide minimum wage.

This measure would increase California’s statewide minimum wage by $1 each year until it becomes $15 per hour in 2021. After 2021, it would increase the minimum wage each year in direct proportion to a measure of inflation.

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July 8

A.G. File No. 2015-031

Pension benefit calculations for some public university employees.

This measure may require the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to adjust how it calculates “final compensation in the determination of any pension or benefit” for most employees of the California State University and perhaps some employees of the University of California.

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June 23

A.G. File No. 2015-030

Proposed statutory initiative that increases excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

This measure would increase the state’s cigarette excise tax from 87 cents to $2.87 per pack. The additional revenues would be used to increase funding for existing health care programs and services, and for other specified purposes.

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