December 10
This measure includes a number of provisions aimed at increasing vehicle-related consumer protection. Specifically, this measure (1) requires warranties on all used vehicles sold by dealers, (2) requires that safety recall repairs be completed on used vehicles sold by car dealers and rental car companies prior to sale, (3) prohibits certain payments related to vehicle loans, (4) limits changes to vehicle sales contracts after purchase, (5) provides the ability to file vehicle-related identity theft lawsuits, (6) requires employee background checks on certain dealership employees, and (7) alters the appeals process for disciplinary actions against vehicle dealers.
December 3
This measure changes the dismissal process for school employees accused of certain offenses. Among other provisions, this measure would reduce existing limitations on the admissibility of evidence related to serious offenses, require expedited hearings for school employee misconduct cases, and allow school districts to recover wages and retirement benefits from employees dismissed for misconduct.
December 11
This measure amends the Constitution to state that “individuals have the right to acquire, possess, transport, transfer, and use firearms for lawful purposes that include hunting, sports shooting, and for the common defense of self, family, home, and property.” Specific provisions (1) expand the number of individuals who may legally possess firearms and prohibits firearm sales registries; (2) prohibits state and local governments from placing restrictions on certain types of firearms, ammunition, and accessories; and (3) prohibits state and local governments from imposing a charge on the sale of firearms, ammunition, or accessories except statewide sales taxes.
December 2
This measure would increase the state’s cigarette excise tax from 87 cents to $2.87. The additional revenues would be used to increase funding for existing health care programs and services, tobacco-related prevention and cessation programs, law enforcement programs, medical research on tobacco-related diseases, and for other specified purposes.
December 6
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.
November 18
This measure has various provisions that (1) require additional forms of identification for public social services program applicants, (2) create an additional job placement program within the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, and (3) permit the Department of Social Services to work with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to identify inmates that may qualify for CalWORKs assistance.
November 14
This measure would amend the State Constitution to restrict the Legislature's ability to amend, repeal, or replace by statute the Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013 ("Act')--current law that concerns the imposition of fees on certain private hospitals. The measure would also remove the Act's sunset provision and provide the authority for implementation of the fee to continue past the current sunset date. The measure would also amend the Constitution to specify that revenues from the fee imposed by the Act shall not be considered as revenues subject to the Proposition 98 funding requirement calculation.
November 13
This measure eliminates all existing school payment deferrals and requires the state to use a specific schedule for making monthly General Fund payments to schools. Moving forward, school payments could be delayed by no more than 30 days and could not extend across the fiscal year. The measure allows the state to implement longer school payment deferrals only through a voter-approved initiative or legislation that receives three-fourths approval from both houses of the Legislature.
November 1
This measure amends Section 7 in Article 1 of the State Constitution to define the term person. This measure states that “the term ‘PERSON,’ as it is applied to all living human beings, applies to all living human beings from the beginning of their biological development as human beings (i.e., human organism), regardless of the means by which he or she was procreated, method of reproduction, age, race, sex, gender, physical well-being, function, size, level of development, environment, and/or degree of physical or mental dependency and/or disability.” Thus, this measure would confer due process and equal protection rights upon human zygotes, embryos, and fetuses.
October 29
This measure would 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.
October 14
This measure creates the Forest Conservation and Resource Management Department, which would have the responsibility to (1) protect and manage forests and watersheds on public land and (2) regulate timber harvesting in the state.
October 7
This measure has several provisions that will (1) raise the cap on noneconomic damages for medical malpractice, (2) require reporting of suspected physician drug or alcohol impairment or failure to follow appropriate standard of care, (3) require hospitals to conduct alcohol and drug testing on physicians, and (4) require health care practitioners and pharmacists to consult the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System prior to prescribing or dispensing certain drugs.
September 18
This measure would repeal provisions of the State Constitution stating that the exercise of religious freedom does not permit acts that are licentious or that endanger the peace or safety of the state. The measure also specifies that people or organizations “using any part of the Bible’s content as authority” may freely communicate their views and prevents them from being forced to take actions that “violate their liberty of conscience, based on the Bible’s content as authority.” Finally, the measure prohibits the use of religious tests as a qualification for public office or employment or enrollment in public schools.
September 9
This measure legalizes the production, sale, and use of marijuana for non-medicinal purposes, as well as legalizes the cultivation of industrial hemp. Despite these changes to state law, these activities would continue to be prohibited under federal law. Among other changes, the measure also requires the regulation of the commercial production and sale of marijuana, permits the application of an excise tax on the sale of non-medicinal marijuana, and requires the release of individuals currently in jail or prison or on probation or parole for marijuana offenses legalized by this measure.