December 12
This measure states that the Legislature shall appropriate, each year from 2013 14 through 2032 33, $35 million from the state General Fund to DOJ’s Division of Law Enforcement—a total of $700 million over the 20-year period. Under the terms of this measure, these funds are to support investigations of crimes related to transnational gangs, such as homicides and drug trafficking.
December 22
This measure would amend the State Constitution to impose new requirements and limitations concerning public employee pension benefits and the funding of such benefits by employers and employees. For future public employees, this measure would require the Legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to establish a hybrid retirement plan that would be designed so that a future employee’s eventual retirement benefits could replace up to 75 percent of that employee’s base wage, as specified in the proposal. For current public employees, this measure would make various changes, including certain limits on public employer contributions to pension funds.
December 22
This measure would amend the State Constitution to impose new requirements and limitations concerning public employee pension benefits and the funding of such benefits by employers and employees. For future public employees, this measure would change the current system of defined benefit pensions substantially by prohibiting state and local governments from accumulating unfunded pension liabilities and requiring these governments to retain the exclusive authority to modify the terms of pension plans at any time. For current public employees, this measure would make various changes, including certain limits on public employer contributions to pension funds.
December 16
The measure amends the Constitution to require the state to continue providing revenues to local governments to pay for the programs realigned in 2011, unless the state reduces these local program responsibilities.
December 9
Generally, the measure adds some health insurance-related consumer rights, imposes new regulatory requirements on health plans and insurers, and restates some consumer rights already found in current law. For example, under existing law, HMO enrollees have many rights including the right to see their own medical records and ask for an independent medical review of a decision their health plan makes about their care. Under the measure enrollees would own their medical records and their right to independent review would continue.
December 6
This measure proposes to amend the definition of human trafficking under state law by adding new crimes to the list of criminal violations that may be associated with human trafficking. For example, under the measure, violating the liberty of a person with the intent to distribute obscene matter would now be defined in statute as a form of human trafficking.
November 30
This measure amends the Constitution to repeal Proposition 8 by defining marriage as between two people and not restricted on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. The measure also states that it is not intended to require clergy of any church to perform a service not congruent with their faith.
November 30
This measure reduces prison sentences served under the Three Strikes law by certain third strikers whose current offenses are specified nonserious and non-violent felonies. The measure also allows resentencing of certain third strikers who are currently serving life sentences for specified nonserious, non-violent felonies. Both of these changes are described below.
November 29
This measure makes various changes to the current application process for obtaining a concealed firearms license. Under this measure, county sheriffs and local police chiefs would be required to issue a concealed firearms license to any applicant who they determine (1) is not legally prohibited from possessing a firearm; (2) has never been diagnosed with a mental illness requiring medication or admission to a mental institution; (3) has no history of substance abuse or domestic violence; (4) is not under criminal investigation or indictment; (5) is not the subject of a restraining order; (6) is a resident of, or, under specified circumstances, employed within the jurisdiction; (7) passes a specified training course on firearms; (8) passes a DOJ criminal background check; and (9) pays the required application fee.
November 18
This measure would authorize the Legislature, with a majority—rather than a two-thirds—vote in each house, to impose a severance tax of 15 percent or more on the value of all oil and gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters, which extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and gas produced in federal waters would be exempt. The severance tax revenues authorized by a majority-vote measure could only be used for a state bank described in this measure.
November 15
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 that minor.
November 15
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 before performing an abortion involving that minor.