The Attorney General prepares a title and summary of the chief purpose and points of an initiative. Initiatives are cleared for circulation on the day the title and summary is sent to the initiative proponent(s). No petition may be circulated for signatures before it has been cleared to do so by the Attorney General.
1473. (10-0020)
Prohibits State Retirement Funds from Investing in Companies Engaged in Certain Business Activities in Israel. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 09/01/10 | Circulation Deadline: 01/31/11 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Chris Yatooma idccalifornia@yahoo.com
PROHIBITS STATE RETIREMENT FUNDS FROM INVESTING IN COMPANIES ENGAGED IN CERTAIN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires the Public Employees' Retirement System and State Teachers' Retirement System to identify investments in companies that do business related to the construction or maintenance of Israeli settlements, including those in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, or that provide military supplies and services to Israel. Requires retirement funds to urge these companies to stop these business activities, and, subject to fund fiduciary responsibilities, to divest from companies still engaged in these activities. Prohibits retirement funds from making new investments in these companies. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Potential increase in state and local government pension contributions, the amount of which would vary from negligible to more significant based on how this measure's divestiture requirements are interpreted and implemented. (10-0020.) (Full Text)
1472. (10-0019)
Eliminates the Law Allowing Married Couples to Divorce. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 07/12/10 | Circulation Deadline: 12/09/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: John Marcotte info@rescuemarriage.org
Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the ability of married couples to get divorced in California. Preserves the ability of married couples to seek an annulment. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Savings to the state of up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually for support of the court system due to the elimination of divorce proceedings. (10-0019.) (Full Text)
1471. (10-0018)
Requires Parental Notification Before Terminating Pregnancy of Female Under 18. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 07/01/10 | Circulation Deadline: 11/29/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: John Smith john.smith.jsjs@gmail.com
Changes California Constitution to prohibit abortion for unemancipated minor until physician notifies parent or legal guardian. Provides exceptions for medical emergency, parental waiver, or parental abuse documented by notarized statement from law enforcement, protective services, or certain adult relatives. Permits court to waive notice if court finds that minor is sufficiently mature or waiver is in her best interest. Requires physicians to report abortion information to Department of Public Health. Allows physicians to be sued for violating these provisions. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential unknown net state costs of several million dollars annually for health and social services programs, court administration, and state health agency administration combined. (10-0018.) (Full Text)
1470. (10-0017)
Imposes New Annual Surcharge and New Annual Tax on All Pension Income Over $40,000. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 06/10/10 | Circulation Deadline: 11/08/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Paul McCauley pmcca28169@aol.com
Imposes on California residents a new annual surcharge (between $5,000 and $50,750) and a new annual tax (between 20% and 60%) on all pension income, including employer-paid health insurance premiums, in excess of $40,000. May impose a one-time additional tax on non-California residents whose pension benefits earned in California in a taxable year exceed $40,000. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential annual state revenue increase of up to $18 billion beginning in 2012 and decreasing over time from new taxes on pension benefits. This estimate assumes the proposed excise tax is upheld by the courts. (10-0017.) (Full Text)
1469. (10-0016)
Repeals Environmental Protection Laws and Establishes New Inalienable Rights. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Summary Date: 05/14/10 | Circulation Deadline: 10/12/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: Oscar A. Braun (650) 867-5779
Repeals the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Coastal Act, the California Endangered Species Act, and the California Global Warming Solutions Act. Establishes new inalienable rights to produce, use, and consume air, carbon dioxide, water, habitat for humanity and energy generating natural resources. Grants the people of California the right to nullify all federal powers not delegated to the United States by the federal constitution. Fiscal impact: It is the opinion of the Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance that the measure likely would result in a substantial net change in state or local finances if adopted. (10-0016.) (Full Text)
1467. (10-0013)
Provides That Property Owners May Not Be Required to Obtain or Maintain Flood Insurance. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 04/05/10 | Circulation Deadline: 09/02/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: John Kertisz
Provides that no law shall require that the owner of any property within the State of California obtain or maintain flood insurance as to that property. Prohibits any lender from requiring flood insurance as a condition of making a loan on real property in the State of California. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: No significant state and local fiscal impact. (10-0013.) (Full Text)
1466. (10-0012)
Restricts State's Ability to Collect Unpaid Personal Income Tax. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 03/29/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/26/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Thomas Lomax
Limits Franchise Tax Board's authority to impose liens, seize property, or impose fines or interest to recover unpaid personal income taxes. Requires Board to accept installment payments that do not exceed the specified threshold. Creates tax deduction for court-ordered child support, but not parental support that is not court-ordered. Imposes procedural requirements to resolve disputes between taxpayers and Board. Requires Board to simplify tax rules. Allows taxpayers to request that a court, public commission, consumer group, or the media determine the appropriateness of the Board's action against the taxpayer. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Reductions in state revenue from administrative changes and the new deduction for child support payments in the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Annual tax administration costs likely in excess of $10 million. (10-0012.) (Full Text)
1465. (10-0009)
Precludes Anyone Other than State Attorney General from Bringing a Lawsuit Challenging Sufficiency of Environmental Impact Report. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 03/26/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/23/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Timothy L. Strader, Sr. (949) 622-0420
Changes California law to preclude any person, city, county, or other entity, other than the state Attorney General, from bringing a lawsuit that alleges that an environmental impact report does not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act because it fails to identify ways to minimize significant environmental effects, fails to offer alternatives to the proposed project, or fails to satisfy other legal requirements. Applies retroactively to currently pending actions. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential additional net costs for DOJ from increased CEQA litigation workload, likely not more than the low millions of dollars annually. Potentially significant savings or costs for state and local government litigation defense in CEQA cases. Unknown, but likely positive, net impact on state and local government revenues from increased economic activity. Unknown fiscal effect, if any, on state and local government costs to mitigate environmental effects of projects. (10-0009.) (Full Text)
1464. (10-0008)
Precludes Anyone Other than State Attorney General from Bringing a Lawsuit Challenging Sufficiency of Environmental Impact Report. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 03/26/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/23/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Timothy L. Strader, Sr. (949) 622-0420
Changes California law to preclude any person, city, county, or other entity, other than the state Attorney General, from bringing a lawsuit that alleges that an environmental impact report does not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act because it fails to identify ways to minimize significant environmental effects, fails to offer alternatives to the proposed project, or fails to satisfy other legal requirements. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential additional net costs for DOJ from increased CEQA litigation workload, likely not more than the low millions of dollars annually. Potentially significant savings or costs for state and local government litigation defense in CEQA cases. Unknown, but likely positive, net impact on state and local government revenues from increased economic activity. Unknown fiscal effect, if any, on state and local government costs to mitigate environmental effects of projects. (10-0008.) (Full Text)
1463. (10-0007)
Transfers Authority for Drawing Congressional Districts from Elected Representatives to State Commission on Redistricting. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 03/25/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/23/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: Clark Chu reachchu@gmail.com
Removes elected representatives from the process of establishing congressional districts and transfers that authority to the recently authorized 14-member redistricting commission. Redistricting commission is comprised of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four voters registered with neither party. Requires that any newly-proposed district lines be approved by nine commissioners including three Democrats, three Republicans, and three from neither party. Provides that voters will have the authority to reject district boundary maps approved by the commission. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably no significant change in state redistricting costs. (10-0007.) (Full Text)
1462. (10-0006)
Repeals Laws That Require Every Driver to Maintain Automobile Liability Insurance. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 03/25/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/23/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Michael Lee Madsen, Sr. foramericanow@aol.com
Repeals laws that require drivers to maintain automobile liability insurance and to carry proof of that insurance. Maintains mandatory liability insurance requirements for drivers of commercial vehicles and drivers who have been convicted of certain vehicular crimes. Repeals laws requiring insurance companies to electronically report vehicle liability insurance information to DMV. Repeals laws providing for the imposition of fines and suspension of driving privileges for drivers who fail to provide proof of insurance at an accident. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Annual state savings, probably about $25 million, due to a reduction in costs to enforce financial responsibility requirements. A reduction in state and local revenues from fines and penalties related to violations of the financial responsibility law, probably in the couple of hundreds of millions of dollars. Unknown reduction in state premium tax revenues, offset to an unknown extent by increased sales tax revenues. (10-0006.) (Full Text)
1459. (10-0003)
Transfers Duty to Provide Ballot Summaries for Statewide Initiatives to the Legislative Analyst. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 03/15/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/12/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: David Spady c/o Thomas W. Hiltachk (916) 442-7757
Transfers responsibility for providing the summaries for all statewide initiatives on ballots and in ballot pamphlets from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst. Increases the maximum number of words allowed for the summary of an initiative on the ballot from 100 to 125. Specifies additional criteria that the Legislative Analyst's Office must follow in preparing the summaries for all initiatives. Requires that a committee review each summary of all initiatives and make recommendations to the Legislative Analyst regarding the summary. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: No significant change in ballot preparation costs. (10-0003.) (Full Text)
1458. (10-0002)
Transfers Duty to Provide Ballot Summaries for Statewide Initiatives to the Legislative Analyst. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 03/15/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/12/10 | Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: David Spady c/o Thomas W. Hiltachk (916) 442-7757
Transfers responsibility for providing the summaries for all statewide initiatives on ballots and in ballot pamphlets from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst. Increases the maximum number of words allowed for the summary of an initiative on the ballot from 100 to 125. Specifies additional criteria that the Legislative Analysts Office must follow in preparing the summaries for all initiatives. Requires that a committee review each summary of all initiatives and make recommendations to the Legislative Analyst regarding the summary. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: No significant change in ballot preparation costs. (10-0002.) (Full Text)
1457. (10-0001)
Rewrites the Entire State Constitution. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 03/03/10 | Circulation Deadline: 08/02/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: William M. Doyle (650) 464-3600
Makes changes throughout the State Constitution including the following: (1) Reduces legislative approval requirement for State budget from twothirds to a simple majority; (2) Increases the budget cycle from one to two years; (3) Sets State income tax rate at 5% plus an additional 1% for incomes over $100,000 and an additional 1.5% for incomes over $1,000,000; (4) Eliminates State Lottery; (5) Increases voter-approval requirement for initiatives; and (6) Increases the number of terms elected officials can serve in the Legislature. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: The measure likely would result in a substantial net change in state or local finances if adopted. (10-0001.) (Full Text)
