Initiative Analyses

November 23

A.G. File No. 2021-027

California labor law violations.

This measure makes various changes to the way California labor law violations are settled (Amendment #1).

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November 22

A.G. File No. 2021-026

State and local government tax rules.

This measure amends the State Constitution to change the rules for how the state and local governments can impose taxes, fees, and other charges. (Amendment #1).

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November 18

A.G. File No. 2021-025

The rights of individuals to make “fully free and informed” health decisions.

This measure makes various changes to the State Constitution and state law regarding individuals’ health decisions (Amendment #1).

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November 17

A.G. File No. 2021-024

Initiative process.

The measure would amend the Constitution and statute so that the work currently performed by the Attorney General at the circulating and ballot phases of the initiative process would, instead, be performed by the Legislative Analyst. (Amendment #1).

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November 12

A.G. File No. 2021-023

Housing affordability and property taxes.

This measure makes various changes to homeowners’ and renters’ taxes.

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November 5

A.G. File No. 2021-022

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention.

This measure authorizes a new tax on very high-income taxpayers and dedicates the revenues to the development of infectious disease testing technology for the purpose of detecting and preventing pandemics.

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November 4

A.G. File No. 2021-021

Voting in California.

This measure would establish new identification requirements for voters.

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November 3

A.G. File No. 2021-020

California Public Utilities Commission and wildfires.

This measure amends the California Constitution to require the Legislature, within one year of passage of the measure, to pass new laws to reallocate or reassign California Public Utilities Commission functions and authorities to other state agencies. The measure also establishes a new state fund to assist victims of wildfires with their housing, food, and other basic needs.

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October 28

A.G. File No. 2021-019

Child custody and juvenile dependency.

This measure authorizes individuals to seek jury trials in child custody hearings and juvenile dependency jurisdictional hearings.

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October 20

A.G. File No. 2021-018

Emergency shutdown orders.

This measure amends the California Constitution in various ways related to certain types of emergency orders that restrict activities, which the measure defines as “shutdown orders.”

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October 20

A.G. File No. 2021-017

Online sports wagering.

This measure authorizes online sports wagering in California outside of Indian lands and includes various provisions related to the regulation of such gaming (Amendment #1).

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October 15

A.G. File No. 2021-016

Local land use.

This measure would amend the California Constitution to specify that actions by a charter city or county related to zoning, development, or land use would be a local affair and prevail over conflicting state laws.

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October 15

A.G. File No. 2021-015

Property tax assessment.

This measure amends the State Constitution to expand the special rules for inherited property and offset local government revenue losses from other recent property tax changes (Amendment #1).

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October 15

A.G. File No. 2021-014

Water supply.

This measure seeks to increase water supply in the state through the implementation of new water projects, to be paid for with 2 percent of existing annual General Fund revenues (Amendment #1).

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October 14

A.G. File No. 2021-013

Chronic dialysis clinics.

This measure adds new state rules concerning chronic dialysis clinics.

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