Propositions 2024

Proposition 2 borrows $10 billion in bonds for renovation and construction work at public TK-12 schools and community colleges.

Proposition 3 updates California’s Constitution, affirming marriage as a fundamental right for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation.

The current Constitution includes language from 2008 which restricted marriage to be only between a man and a woman, although it was soon ruled invalid by the Supreme Court. Prop 3 would remove this language.

Proposition 4 borrows $10 billion in bonds for environmental projects, including securing drinking water, wildfire protection, and response to the rising sea levels.

Proposition 5 makes it easier to borrow money for affordable housing and roads, in the form of bonds.

Currently, for a city to borrow bonds, two-thirds of voters (almost 67%) must vote in support of it to allow it. With Prop. 5, this process would require 55% of voter support instead. It would apply to cities and counties for bonds that are meant for affordable housing, roads, and other infrastructure projects.

Currently, prison inmates are required to work in prisons. Proposition 6 removes involuntary servitude from the constitution, making work in prisons optional.

Proposition 32 increases the minimum wage to $18 an hour, which is equivalent to $37,000 per year. The current minimum is $16 and was set in 2016.

Workers at grocery and retail stores, school staff and child-care providers are among people usually paid the minimum wage.

Proposition 33 allows city and county governments to change local laws to apply rent control in single-family homes and apartments that are less than 30 years old. Currently, rent control cannot be applied on single-family homes and 30-year old apartments.

Proposition 34 forces the AIDS Healthcare Foundation of Los Angeles to spend its revenue only on healthcare, and not other efforts, like campaigns for rent control. In past years, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation has spent $60 million in support of rent control measures.

Proposition 35 taxes some health insurance companies, such as Anthem Blue Cross or L.A. Care, also known as Managed Care Organizations. The tax would be used towards administrative costs of the Medi-Cal program.

Proposition 36 sets harsher penalties for repeat theft and drug possession or distribution.