July 1
This measure makes changes to the application process for public benefits, the application process for persons to receive restricted scope Medi-Cal services for birth delivery and related medical services, imposes a two-year time limit on cash benefits for children residing in households in which the parents are not eligible to receive CalWORKs benefits because they are undocumented, and request verification of the immigration status of the individual from the federal government whenever they determined that "reasonable suspicion" existed that the individual is unlawfully present in the United States.
July 7
This measure changes state law to (1) legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana by individuals age 21 or older, and (2) apply certain existing taxes and regulations regarding the production and sale of wine to marijuana. Despite these changes to state law, activities related to the use of marijuana would continue to be prohibited under federal law. These federal prohibitions could still be enforced by federal agencies.
May 6
Under this measure, in each odd numbered calendar year the Governor would submit a budget for the two subsequent fiscal years. In even numbered years, the Governor could submit an update for either of the two years covered by the previous submission. The measure does not change the requirement that a balanced budget is in place by the beginning of each fiscal year.
May 4
This initiative prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state, including by existing power plants, until such time as the CEC finds, and the Legislature affirms, that the federal government has identified and approved a demonstrated technology for (1) The construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod reprocessing plants and (2) The permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste.
April 29
This measure provides that public employee defined pension benefits in California can only allow for "full retirement ages" of 62 years of age or older. This provision of the measure states that it would apply to public employees who are employed on the day after this measure is approved by the state's voters, notwithstanding the Contract Clause of the State Constitution.
April 29
This measure makes major changes to the state and local spending limits as well as placing a limit on the amount of long-term debt that the state can owe at any one time. The measure places an annual limit on total state expenditure from the General Fund and special funds based on the growth of the state’s population and inflation, and specifies how revenues that are in excess of this limit can be spent.
April 19
The measure imposes a 15 percent charge on the value of each barrel of oil extracted from California. The revenues raised and placed in a new state account (the Competitiveness Education Fund) would be distributed monthly for non-capital purposes to: public school districts (30 percent), community college districts (48 percent), the California State University system (11 percent), and the University of California system (11 percent).
January 21
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. (This measure does not require a physician or a minor to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian.) This measure applies only to cases involving an “unemancipated” minor.
January 18
This initiative repeals existing procedures for selection of presidential electors, and instead requires that political parties nominate an elector in each congressional district and two electors on a statewide basis. Each political party could set its own rules for determining how to choose the electors, subject to a number of requirements in the measure.
November 5
This measure (1) requires state and local law enforcement officers in California to verify the immigration status of certain individuals under certain circumstances and authorizes the transfer of undocumented persons to federal custody, (2) authorizes various state sanctions for employers who employ undocumented immigrants, (3) establishes state penalties for the smuggling or transporting of undocumented immigrants, and (4) prohibits state and local policies that would limit the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
October 19
This measure would adopt several amendments to the State Constitution regarding the free exercise of religion. In particular, the measure would specify that a person “using any part of the Bible’s content as authority” may freely communicate his or her views at any public or private gathering, school, or place of worship, or in specified forms of communication (such as the radio or telephone).