October 28
The proposed initiative would (1) make changes to the application process for federal, state, and local public benefits; (2) provide for the identification on birth certificates of foreign parents of children born in California; and (3) eliminate cash benefits for low-income children not living with a cash-aided adult.
October 12
This measure contains provisions that (1) establish additional statutory provisions relating to setting insurance rates, (2) define insurance fees as premiums subject to regulation, and (3) limit insurance broker fees.
October 7
This measure amends the Constitution to prohibit any party to marriage from being restored to the state of an unmarried person during the other party’s lifetime unless the marriage can be nullified under state law. This measure would in effect remove the option of divorce and make nullification or the death of a spouse the only options for ending marriage in this state.
September 2
This measure states that it repeals existing prohibitions on marijuana use, cultivation, possession, transportation, and sale. The measure also requires that state and local governments stop spending funds to enforce or prosecute any law that prohibits such marijuana-related activities. Under the measure, federal, state, and local governments would be authorized to tax the manufacture, sale, and use of marijuana.
September 9
This measure (1) legalizes various marijuana-related activities, (2) allows local governments to regulate these activities, (3) permits local governments to impose and collect marijuana-related fees and taxes, and (4) authorizes various criminal and civil penalties.
September 2
This measure makes major changes in the state and local tax system. It would establish a wealth tax, tax people when they die or leave the state, and make changes to the personal income tax (PIT).
August 19
This measure proposes to (1) legalize various marijuana-related activities, (2) regulate the commercial production of marijuana, (3) impose and collect marijuana-related fees and taxes, and (4) authorize various criminal and civil penalties.
September 1
This measure repeals three business income tax provisions passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor as part of the September 2008 and February 2009 budget agreements. Under current law, the provisions will take effect starting in tax years 2010 or 2011.