California Proposition 1A (2004)
- California Proposition 1A (2004)
Proposition 1A was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. The proposition successfully passed with 9,411,198 (83.7%) votes in favor and 1,840,002 (16.3%) against.
The proposition is intended to protect revenues collected by local governments (cities, counties, and special districts) from being transferred to the California state government for statewide use. The provisions may be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature approve the suspension. It did not take effect until 2006.
Proposition 1A was added to the ballot by the California legislature as a state-sponsored compromise to take the place of the initiative-drawn Proposition 65 on the same ballot. It was passed by the California Assembly by a vote of 64-13. It was approved by the California State Senate by a vote of 34-5. Proponents of Prop. 65 negotiated with state officials to draw up the provisions of Proposition 1A. The former proponents then dropped their support for 65 in favor of 1A.
Official summary
* Protects local funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other locally delivered services.
* Prohibits the State from reducing local governments' property tax proceeds.
* Allows the provisions to be suspended only if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature approve the suspension. Suspended funds must be repaid within three years.
* Also requires local sales tax revenues to remain with local government and be spent for local purposes.
* Requires the State to fund legislative mandates on local governments or suspend their operation.
State and Local Government
The passing of California Proposition 1A resulted in significant changes to state authority over local finances:
*Higher local government revenues than otherwise would have been the case, possibly in the billions of dollars annually over time.
*Any such local revenue impacts would result in decreased resources to the state of similar amounts.
ee also
List of California ballot propositions 2000-present
External links
* [http://vote2004.sos.ca.gov/voterguide/ Voter Information Guide with text of Proposition 1A]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
California Proposition 64 (2004) — Proposition 64 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It passed with 6,571,694 (59.0%) votes in favor and 4,578,725 (41.0%) against. It was an initiative statute that limits California s Unfair Competition… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 69 (2004) — California Proposition 69 was a successful 2004 California ballot proposition that allows for the collection of DNA samples from all felons and from people who have been arrested for certain crimes.… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 56 (2004) — Proposition 56 was a proposition in the U.S. state of California on the March 2, 2004 ballot. It failed to pass with 2,185,868 (34.3%) votes in favor and 4,183,188 (65.7%) against. It was intended to penalize politicians for every day that the… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 60A (2004) — Proposition 60A was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It passed with 7,776,374 (73.3%) votes in favor and 2,843,435 (26.7%) against. It was a legislative constitutional amendment intended to direct funds… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 57 (2004) — Proposition 57 was a proposition in the state of California on the March 2, 2004 ballot. It passed with 4,056,313 (63.4%) votes in favor and 2,348,910 (36.6%) against. It was officially called The Economic Recovery Bond Act . The proposition… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 60 (2004) — Proposition 60 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It passed with 7,227,433 (67.6%) votes in favor and 3,478,774 (32.4%) against. It was a legislative constitutional amendment intended to codify in the… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 65 (2004) — Proposition 65 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It failed to pass with 3,901,748 (37.6%) votes in favor and 6,471,506 (62.4%) against. It was a state constitutional amendment that would have required… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 58 (2004) — Proposition 58 was a proposition in the state of California on the March 2, 2004 ballot. It passed with 4,535,084 (71.2%) votes in favor and 1,841,138 (28.8%) against. It was officially called The California Balanced Budget Act . It forces state… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 62 (2004) — Proposition 62 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It failed to pass with 5,119,155 (46.1%) votes in favor and 5,968,770 (53.9%) against.It was an initiative constitutional amendment and statute that… … Wikipedia
California Proposition 63 (2004) — Proposition 63 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. The ballot measure was officially known as the Mental Health Services Act . It passed with 6,191,691 (53.8%) votes in favor and 5,337,216 (46.2%) against … Wikipedia
