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| Initiative | Title |
|---|---|
| 20-0004 |
"Limit Government Authority During a Health Crisis - Initiative Statute"
Proponent(s): Steve Clark Submitted for Title and Summary on September 15, 2020 Comment period for 20-0004 ended on 10-15-2020 |
| 20-0003 |
REFERENDUM CHALLENGING A 2020 LAW PROHIBITING RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Title and Summary Issued on September 10, 2020 Proponent(s): Aaron Agenbroad, Jamie Rojas, Beilal Mohamad-Ali Chatila |
| 20-0002 |
ALLOWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OVERRIDE STATE LAND-USE AND ZONING LAWS. REQUIRES STATE FUNDING FOR COUNTY HIGHWAYS, HOUSING, AND COURTS. CHANGES WHERE SOME INMATES ARE HOUSED. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on September 30, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Arnold Ruiz, Richard L. Hendrickson |
| 20-0001A1 |
REQUIRES VOTE ON WHETHER CALIFORNIA SHOULD BECOME A SEPARATE COUNTRY. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on September 9, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Marcus Ruiz Evans |
| 19-0033 |
ALLOWS FOR JURY TRIALS IN CHILD-CUSTODY AND DEPENDENT-CHILD DETERMINATIONS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on March 4, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Wylmina Hettinga, Stephen D. Konnoff |
| 19-0032 |
REPLACES ALL MEMBERS OF CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD AND REALLOCATES ITS FUNDING IF CERTAIN AIR QUALITY STANDARDS ARE NOT MET. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on February 10, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Adolfo Ramos |
| 19-0031 |
PROHIBITS SALE OR REGISTRATION OF GAS-ONLY AND DIESEL-ONLY PASSENGER VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS MANUFACTURED AFTER 2020. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on January 29, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): John Hankey |
| 19-0030A1 |
AUTHORIZES STATE REGULATION OF KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on January 21, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Thomas W. Hiltachk |
| 19-0029A1 |
AUTHORIZES NEW TYPES OF GAMBLING. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on January 21, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Edwin "Thorpe" Romero, Jeff L. Grubbe, Anthony Roberts , Mark Macarro |
| 19-0028A1 |
REQUIRES STATE REGULATIONS TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE, TAX PRODUCERS OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, AND FUND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on January 8, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Michael J. Sangiacomo, Caryl Hart , Linda Escalante |
| 19-0027A1 |
DECRIMINALIZES PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS. AUTHORIZES DISMISSAL OF PRIOR PSILOCYBIN-RELATED CONVICTIONS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on January 8, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Ryan Munevar |
| 19-0026A1 |
CHANGES EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION RULES FOR APP-BASED TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY DRIVERS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on January 2, 2020 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Davis White, Brian McGuigan, Keith Yandell |
| 19-0025A1 |
AUTHORIZES STATE REGULATION OF KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS. ESTABLISHES MINIMUM STAFFING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on December 30, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Sarah Steck, Elliott Petty |
| 19-0024A1 |
REQUIRES ARREST FOR SPECIFIED OFFENSES AND, IF CONVICTED, DETENTION OR INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on December 19, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Mike Gatto |
| 19-0022A1 |
AUTHORIZES BONDS TO CONTINUE FUNDING STEM CELL AND OTHER MEDICAL RESEARCH. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on December 17, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Robert N. Klein |
| 19-0021A1 |
AMENDS CONSUMER PRIVACY LAWS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on December 17, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Alastair Mactaggart |
| 19-0020A1 |
REQUIRES ENACTMENT OF MEASURES TO REDUCE THE USE OF NON-ORGANIC FUNGICIDES, HERBICIDES, INSECTICIDES, AND FUMIGANTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on December 11, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Robert H. Cannard |
| 19-0018A1 |
ADJUSTS LIMITATIONS IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on December 2, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Scott Olsen, Nelson A. Moreno, Bree Lynn Moreno |
| 19-0016 |
DECRIMINALIZES PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on November 27, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Ryan Munevar |
| 19-0015 |
REFERENDUM CHALLENGING 2019 LAW REGARDING STATE OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS TO SCHOOL VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.
Title and Summary Issued on September 23, 2019 Proponent(s): Tara Thornton, Denise Aguilar, Heidi Munoz Aguilar |
| 19-0014 |
REFERENDUM CHALLENGING 2019 LAW INCREASING STATE OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS TO SCHOOL VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.
Title and Summary Issued on September 23, 2019 Proponent(s): Tara Thornton, Denise Aguilar , Heidi Munoz Aguilar |
| 19-0013 |
REQUIRES RANKED-CHOICE VOTING SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONS. RESTRUCTURES STATE SENATE TO MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on October 24, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Scott Mathog |
| 19-0012 |
REPLACES STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY WITH SINGLE-HOUSE LEGISLATURE; INCREASES NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on October 23, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Sharon Durst |
| 19-0011 |
EXPANDS LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND HEMP. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on October 23, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Patrick Hiram Moore, Jason Tyler West, Jeanette Perez |
| 19-0010 |
EXPANDS LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND HEMP. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on October 23, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Berton Duzy, Michael Jolson |
| 19-0009 |
AUTHORIZES ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE GATHERING FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL PETITIONS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on October 23, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Michael Liddell |
| 19-0008 |
INCREASES FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES BY CHANGING TAX ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on October 17, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Anthony Thigpenn, Benjamin McBride , Carol Moon Goldberg |
| 19-0006A1 |
REQUIRES MONETARY BAIL. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on September 19, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Thomas W. Hiltachk |
| 19-0005 |
AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND PROJECTS FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION, SAFE DRINKING WATER, AND PROTECTING WILDLIFE AND LANDS FROM CLIMATE RISKS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on September 6, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Joseph Caves |
| 19-0003 |
CHANGES REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFERRING PROPERTY TAX BASE TO REPLACEMENT PROPERTY. EXPANDS BUSINESS PROPERTY REASSESSMENT. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Title and Summary Issued on September 6, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Alexander Creel |
| 19-0001 |
EXPANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ AUTHORITY TO ENACT RENT CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on June 25, 2019 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Michael Weinstein, Cynthia Davis, Jesse Brooks, Rene Christian Moya, Susan Hunter |
| 18-0009 |
REFERENDUM TO OVERTURN A 2018 LAW THAT REPLACED MONEY BAIL SYSTEM WITH A SYSTEM BASED ON PUBLIC SAFETY RISK.
Title and Summary Issued on September 10, 2018 Proponent(s): Thomas W. Hiltachk |
| 17-0044 |
RESTRICTS PAROLE FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS. AUTHORIZES FELONY SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY TREATED ONLY AS MISDEMEANORS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and Summary Issued on January 4, 2018 Fiscal Impact Estimate Report Proponent(s): Nina Salarno Besselman |