List of California ballot propositions: 1990–1999

Elections in California
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This is a list of California ballot propositions from 1990–1999.

Elections[]

June 5, 1990[]

• – Passed – Housing And Homeless Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Passed – Passenger Rail And Clean Air Bond Act Of 1990
• – Passed – Governor's Review Of Legislation. Legislative Deadlines.
• – Passed – Property Tax Exemption For Severely Disabled Persons.
• – Passed – The Traffic Congestion Relief And Spending Limitation Act Of 1990.
• – Passed – State Officials, Ethics, Salaries. Open Meetings.
• – Passed – Practice Of Chiropractic. Legislative Initiative Amendment.
• – Passed – Murder Of A Peace Officer. Criminal Penalties. Special Circumstance. Peace Officer Definition.
• – Passed – Criminal Law.
• – Passed – Rail Transportation. Bond Act.
• – Passed – Wildlife Protection.
• – Failed – Legislature. Reapportionment. Ethics.
• – Failed – Reapportionment By Commission. Initiative. Constitutional Amendment And Statute.
• – Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of June 1990.
• – Passed – Earthquake Safety And Public Buildings Rehabilitation Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Passed – 1990 School Facilities Bond Act.

November 6, 1990[]

• – Failed – Local Hospital Districts.
• – Failed – Motor Vehicle Tax. Rail Transit Funding.
• – Failed – Alcoholic Beverages. Taxes.
• – Passed – Earthquake Safety. Property Tax Exclusion.
• – Failed – Environment. Public Health. Bonds.
• – Failed – Drug Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment, Prisons. Bonds.
• – Failed – Forest Acquisition. Timber Harvesting Practices. Bond Act.
• – Failed – Limits On Terms Of Office. Ethics. Campaign Financing.
• – Passed – Marine Resources. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• – Failed – Drug Enforcement And Prevention. Taxes. Prison Terms.
• – Failed – Alcohol Surtax.
• – Failed – Pesticide Regulation.
• – Failed – State, Local Taxation.
• – Failed – Initiative And Referendum Process.
• – Failed – Forestry Programs. Timber Harvesting Practices.
• – Passed – Prison Inmate Labor. Tax Credit.
• – Passed – Limits On Terms Of Office, Legislators' Retirement, Legislative Operating Costs.
• – Failed – Toxic Chemical Discharge. Public Agencies. Legislative Statute.
• – Passed – Veterans' Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Failed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of November 1990.
• – Failed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1990-B.
• – Failed – California Housing Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Passed – School Facilities Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Failed – County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure And Juvenile Facility Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Failed – Water Resources Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Failed – California Park, Recreation, And Wildlife Enhancement Act Of 1990.
• – Failed – County Courthouse Facility Capital Expenditure Bond Act Of 1990.
• – Failed – Child Care Facilities Financing Act Of 1990.

June 2, 1992[]

• – Passed – School Facilities Bond Act of 1992
• – Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of June 1992
• – Failed – Property Tax Postponement.

November 3, 1992[]

• – Passed – 1992 School Facilities Bond Act.
• – Failed – Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1992.
• – Failed – Toll Roads and Highways.
• – Failed – Office of California Analyst.
• – Failed – Office of the Auditor General.
• – Passed – Property Tax Exemption.
• – Failed – Physician-Assisted Death. Terminal Condition.
• – Passed – Public Employees' Retirement Systems.
• – Passed – Ends Taxation of Certain Food Products.
• – Passed – Congressional Term Limits.
• – Failed – Budget Process. Welfare. Procedural and Substantive Changes.
• – Failed – Basic Health Care Coverage.
• – Failed – State Taxes.

November 2, 1993[]

• – Failed – Low Rent Housing Projects.
• – Failed – Budget Implementation.
• – Failed – Property Taxes. Schools. Development-Fee Limits.
• – Passed – Property Taxation. Transfer of Base Year Value.
• – Passed – Local Public Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993.
• – Failed – California Housing and Jobs Investment Bond Act. $185 Million Legislative Bond Act.
• – Failed – Education. Vouchers.

June 7, 1994[]

• – Failed – Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994.
• – Failed – School Facilities Bond Act of 1994.^[1]
• – Failed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of June 1994.
• – Failed – Renters' Income Tax Credit.
• – Passed – Taxation: Nonprofit Organizations.
• – Passed – Property Tax Exemption. Disabled Persons' Access.
• – Failed – Property Tax Exclusion. Water Conservation Equipment.
• – Passed – Murder: Punishment.
• – Failed – Park Lands, Historic Sites, Wildlife and Forest Conservation Bond Act.

November 8, 1994[]

• – Failed – Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1994.
• – Passed by voters, but courts struck it down.
• – Passed – Recall Elections. State Officers.
• – Passed – Increased Sentences. Repeat Offenders (Three Strikes)
• – Failed – Public Transportation Trust Funds. Gasoline Sales Tax. Initiative Statute.
• – Failed – Health Services. Taxes.
• 187 – Passed – Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting.
• – Failed – Smoking and Tobacco Products. Local Preemption. Statewide Regulation.
• – Passed – Bail Exception. Felony Sexual Assault.
• – Passed – Commission on Judicial Performance.
• – Passed – Abolish Justice Courts

March 26, 1996[]

• – Passed – Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996.
• – Passed – Property Appraisal. Exception. Grandparent-Grandchild Transfer.
• – Passed – Prisoners. Joint Venture Program. Unemployment Benefits. Parole.
• – Passed – Punishment. Special Circumstances. Carjacking. Murder of Juror.
• 196 – Passed – Punishment for Murder. Special Circumstances. Drive-By Shootings.
• – Failed – Amendment of the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 (Proposition 117). Mountain Lions.
• – Passed – Elections. Open Primary.
• – Failed – Limits on Mobilehome Rent Control. Low-Income Rental Assistance. Initiative Statute.
• – Failed – No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance. Initiative Statute.
• – Failed – Attorneys' Fees. Shareholder Actions. Class Actions.
• – Failed – Attorneys' Contingent Fees. Limits.
• – Passed – Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1996.

November 5, 1996[]

• – Passed – Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act.
• – Failed – Youthful and Adult Offender Local Facilities Bond Act of 1996.
• – Passed – Veterans' Bond Act of 1996.
• – Failed – Attorneys. Fees. Right to Negotiate. Frivolous Lawsuits.
• – Passed – Campaign Contributions and Spending Limits. Restricts Lobbyists.
• 209 – Passed – Prohibition Against Discrimination or Preferential Treatment by State and Other Public Entities.
• – Passed – Minimum Wage Increase.
• – Failed – Attorney-Client Fee Arrangements. Securities Fraud. Lawsuits.
• – Failed – Campaign Contributions and Spending Limits. Repeals Gift and Honoraria Limits. Restricts Lobbyists.
• – Passed – Limitation on Recovery to Felons, Uninsured Motorists, Drunk Drivers.
• – Failed – Health Care. Consumer Protection. Initiative Statute.
• 215 – Passed – Compassionate Use Act of 1996. Medical Use of Marijuana.
• – Failed – Health Care. Consumer Protection. Taxes on Corporate Restructuring.
• – Failed – Top Income Tax Brackets. Reinstatement. Revenues to Local Agencies.
• 218 – Passed – Voter Approval for Local Government Taxes. Limitations on Fees, Assessments, and Charges.

June 2, 1998[]

• – Passed – Ballot Measures. Application.
• – Passed – Courts. Superior and Municipal Court Consolidation.
• – Passed – Subordinate Judicial Officers. Discipline.
• – Passed – Murder. Peace Officer Victim. Sentence Credits.
• – Failed – Schools. Spending Limits on Administration.
• – Failed – State-Funded Design and Engineering Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• – Passed – Limiting Congressional Terms. Proposed U.S. Constitutional Amendment.
• – Failed – Political Contributions by Employees, Union Members, Foreign Entities.
• 227 – Passed – English Language in Public Schools.

November 3, 1998[]

• – Passed – Class Size Reduction Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1998.
• – Passed – Property Taxes: Contaminated Property.
• – Passed – Transportation: Funding.
• – Failed – Partisan Presidential Primary Elections.
• – Passed – Trapping Practices. Bans Use of Specified Traps and Animal Poisons.
• – Passed – Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. Tribal Casinos.
• 6 – Passed – Criminal Law. Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses and Sale of Law. Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses and Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption.
• – Failed – Air Quality Improvement. Tax Credits.
• – Failed – Public Schools. Permanent Class Size Reduction. Parent- Teacher Councils. Teacher Credentialing. Pupil Suspension for Drug Possession. Chief Inspector's Office.
• – Failed – Electric Utilities. Assessments. Bonds.
• 10 – Passed – State and County Early Childhood Development Programs. Additional Tobacco Surtax.
• – Passed – Local Sales and Use Taxes—Revenue Sharing.

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