This measure amends the State Constitution to significantly reduce the state’s authority over major local government revenue sources. Under the measure, with two significant exceptions, the state could not reduce local sales tax rates or alter the method of allocation, shift property taxes from local governments to schools or community colleges, or decrease VLF revenues without providing replacement funding.
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This measure adds to the State Constitution the requirement that meetings of public bodies and writings of public officials and agencies be open to public scrutiny. The measure also requires that statutes or other types of governmental decisions, including those already in effect, be broadly interpreted to further the people’s right to access government information. The measure, however, still exempts some information from disclosure, such as law enforcement records. Under the measure, future governmental actions that limit the right of access would have to demonstrate the need for that restriction.
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This measure places into the State Constitution a requirement that all parties that participate in a primary election be able to advance their top vote-getting candidate to the general election.
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This measure requires that proceeds from the sale of surplus state property that occur on or after the passage of this measure be used to pay the principal and interest on Proposition 57 bonds. Once these bonds are fully repaid, proceeds from surplus property sales would be deposited in the General Fund. The measure does not apply to properties acquired with specified transportation funds or other special fund monies.
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This measure authorizes the state to sell $750 million in general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects at children’s hospitals. The measure specifically identifies the five University of California children’s hospitals as eligible bond-fund recipients. There are other children’s hospitals likely to meet the eligibility criteria specified in the measure, which include providing at least 160 licensed beds for infants and children.
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This measure amends both the State Constitution and state statutes to make changes to primary elections. For most state and federal elected offices, this measure allows voters—including those not affiliated with a political party—to vote for any candidate regardless of the candidate’s political party. The measure applies to the election of state constitutional officers, members of the Legislature, and members of Congress. The measure, however, does not apply to the election of the U.S. President or political party committees. If approved, the new system would be used beginning with the March 2006 primary.
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This proposition establishes a state personal income tax surcharge of 1 percent on taxpayers with annual taxable incomes of more than $1 million. Funds resulting from the surcharge would be used to expand county mental health programs.
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This measure makes changes to the current unfair competition law. It restricts who can bring unfair competition lawsuits, requires lawsuits brought on behalf of others to be class actions, and restricts the use of civil penalty revenues.
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This measure amends the State Constitution to significantly reduce the Legislature’s authority to make changes affecting any local government’s revenues from the property tax, sales tax, and vehicle license fee. Specifically, the measure requires approval by the state’s voters before a legislative measure could take effect that reduced a local government’s revenues below the amount or share it would have received based on laws in effect on January 1, 2003.
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This measure amends the Three Strikes law and also amends the law relating to sex crimes against children.
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This measure increases funding for the reimbursement of physicians and hospitals for uncompensated emergency medical care and other purposes. In addition to providing the new revenues, this measure would affect the distribution of certain existing state and local funds for uncompensated medical care.
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This measure, which amends the State Constitution and state statutes, sets up two possible scenarios regarding new state gambling revenues. The first scenario would occur only if all Indian tribes with compacts agree to specified revisions to their existing compacts. The second scenario would be triggered if the tribes do not agree to the revisions. In this case, 5 existing racetracks and 11 existing card rooms would be allowed to operate slot machines.
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This measure makes changes to current law. It expands DNA collection, requires timely collection and analysis of samples, provides additional funding, and makes it a felony offense for a person required to submit a sample or print to tamper with a DNA sample, or thumb or palm print impression.
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This measure amends the State Constitution and state statutes to require the Governor to amend an existing gaming compact or enter into a new compact with any tribe within 30 days of a tribe’s request. Any such compact would have to include various specified provisions.
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The measure authorizes the state to sell $3 billion in general obligation bonds to provide funding for stem cell research and research facilities in California . A new state medical research institute would be established to use the bond funds to award grants and loans for stem cell research and research facilities, and to manage stem cell research activities funded by this measure within California.
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In 2003, the Legislature approved and the Governor signed Senate Bill 2 (Chapter 673) to expand health insurance coverage beginning in 2006 for employees of certain employers and, in some cases, their dependents. The law also established a program to assist lower-income employees with paying their share of health care premiums. This proposition would allow the provisions of SB 2 to go into effect.
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