The ballot measure would add provisions to the California Constitution related to emergency orders, including:
requiring information, such as data or modeling, to be posted online to show justification for the emergency order
prohibiting emergency orders from treating businesses differently based on their size, number of employees, or market share;
declare public elementary and high schools to be essential services and deem in-person instruction to be maintained to the maximum extent possible; and
providing that emergency orders expire within 30 days unless the legislative body extends the order by a two-thirds vote for an additional 30 days.
1914. (21-0020)
ABOLISHES THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND TRANSFERS ITS DUTIES TO OTHER STATE AGENCIES. APPROPRIATES FUNDS FOR WILDFIRE VICTIMS FROM UNSPECIFIED STATE SOURCE
PAC
Not publicized
Signatures reached
(est. April 2022)
90000
Proponents
Adolfo Ramos
Topic
Government
Type
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Circulation Deadline
05/17/22
Official Text
Petition Summary
Amends the California Constitution to abolish the California Public Utilities Commission (which regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies) and requires the Legislature to reallocate the Commission’s functions, duties, and regulatory authority to other state agencies, departments, or boards. Creates a $90 million “Special Wildfire Victims’ Fund” (replenished annually and adjusted for inflation), appropriated from unspecified state funds and administered by the State Fire Chief, to assist wildfire victims with their housing, food, and other basic needs.
Fiscal Impact
About $90 million in one-time state costs to establish the Special Wildfire Victims Fund, plus annual state costs of up to tens of millions of dollars, depending on the severity of wildfire damage each year. One-time state costs in the low tens of millions of dollars to relocate California Public Utilities Commission staff to other state agencies. Ongoing net state savings of several million dollars annually or one-time state revenues of $100 million to $200 million, depending on use of the existing commission headquarters in San Francisco
Regulation:
California Public Utility Commission
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