List of California ballot propositions: 1990–1999 explained

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

Elections

June 5, 1990

107 –

Passed – Housing And Homeless Bond Act Of 1990.

108 –

Passed – Passenger Rail And Clean Air Bond Act Of 1990

109 –

Passed – Governor's Review Of Legislation. Legislative Deadlines.

110 –

Passed – Property Tax Exemption For Severely Disabled Persons.

111 –

Passed – The Traffic Congestion Relief And Spending Limitation Act Of 1990.

112 –

Passed – State Officials, Ethics, Salaries. Open Meetings.

113 –

Passed – Practice Of Chiropractic. Legislative Initiative Amendment.

114 –

Passed – Murder Of A Peace Officer. Criminal Penalties. Special Circumstance. Peace Officer Definition.

115 –

Passed – Criminal Law.

116 –

Passed – Rail Transportation. Bond Act.

117 –

Passed – Wildlife Protection.

118 –

Failed – Legislature. Reapportionment. Ethics.

119 –

Failed – Reapportionment By Commission. Initiative. Constitutional Amendment And Statute.

120 –

Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1990.

121 –

Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of June 1990.

122 –

Passed – Earthquake Safety And Public Buildings Rehabilitation Bond Act Of 1990.

123 –

Passed – 1990 School Facilities Bond Act.

November 6, 1990

124 –

Failed – Local Hospital Districts.

125 –

Failed – Motor Vehicle Tax. Rail Transit Funding.

126 –

Failed – Alcoholic Beverages. Taxes.

127 –

Passed – Earthquake Safety. Property Tax Exclusion.

128 –

Failed – Environment. Public Health. Bonds.

129 –

Failed – Drug Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment, Prisons. Bonds.

130 –

Failed – Forest Acquisition. Timber Harvesting Practices. Bond Act.

131 –

Failed – Limits On Terms Of Office. Ethics. Campaign Financing.

132 –

Passed – Marine Resources. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

133 –

Failed – Drug Enforcement And Prevention. Taxes. Prison Terms.

134 –

Failed – Alcohol Surtax.

135 –

Failed – Pesticide Regulation.

136 –

Failed – State, Local Taxation.

137 –

Failed – Initiative And Referendum Process.

138 –

Failed – Forestry Programs. Timber Harvesting Practices.

139 –

Passed – Prison Inmate Labor. Tax Credit.

140 –

Passed – Limits On Terms Of Office, Legislators' Retirement, Legislative Operating Costs.

141 –

Failed – Toxic Chemical Discharge. Public Agencies. Legislative Statute.

142 –

Passed – Veterans' Bond Act Of 1990.

143 –

Failed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of November 1990.

144 –

Failed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1990-B.

145 –

Failed – California Housing Bond Act Of 1990.

146 –

Passed – School Facilities Bond Act Of 1990.

147 –

Failed – County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure And Juvenile Facility Bond Act Of 1990.

148 –

Failed – Water Resources Bond Act Of 1990.

149 –

Failed – California Park, Recreation, And Wildlife Enhancement Act Of 1990.

150 –

Failed – County Courthouse Facility Capital Expenditure Bond Act Of 1990.

151 –

Failed – Child Care Facilities Financing Act Of 1990.

June 2, 1992

152 –

Passed – School Facilities Bond Act of 1992

153 –

Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of June 1992

154 –

Failed – Property Tax Postponement.

November 3, 1992

155 –

Passed – 1992 School Facilities Bond Act.

156 –

Failed – Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1992.

157 –

Failed – Toll Roads and Highways.

158 –

Failed – Office of California Analyst.

159 –

Failed – Office of the Auditor General.

160 –

Passed – Property Tax Exemption.

161 –

Failed – Physician-Assisted Death. Terminal Condition.

162 –

Passed – Public Employees' Retirement Systems.

163 –

Passed – Ends Taxation of Certain Food Products.

164 –

Passed – Congressional Term Limits.

165 –

Failed – Budget Process. Welfare. Procedural and Substantive Changes.

166 –

Failed – Basic Health Care Coverage.

167 –

Failed – State Taxes.

November 2, 1993

168 –

Failed – Low Rent Housing Projects.

169 –

Failed – Budget Implementation.

170 –

Failed – Property Taxes. Schools. Development-Fee Limits.

171 –

Passed – Property Taxation. Transfer of Base Year Value.

172 –

Passed – Local Public Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993.

173 –

Failed – California Housing and Jobs Investment Bond Act. $185 Million Legislative Bond Act.

174 –

Failed – Education. Vouchers.

June 7, 1994

1A –

Failed – Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994.

1B –

Failed – School Facilities Bond Act of 1994.^[1]

1C –

Failed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of June 1994.

175 –

Failed – Renters' Income Tax Credit.

176 –

Passed – Taxation: Nonprofit Organizations.

177 –

Passed – Property Tax Exemption. Disabled Persons' Access.

178 –

Failed – Property Tax Exclusion. Water Conservation Equipment.

179 –

Passed – Murder: Punishment.

180 –

Failed – Park Lands, Historic Sites, Wildlife and Forest Conservation Bond Act.

November 8, 1994

181 –

Failed – Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1994.

182 – Passed by voters, but courts struck it down.
183 –

Passed – Recall Elections. State Officers.

184 –

Passed – Increased Sentences. Repeat Offenders (Three Strikes)

185 –

Failed – Public Transportation Trust Funds. Gasoline Sales Tax. Initiative Statute.

186 –

Failed – Health Services. Taxes.

187 –

Passed – Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting.

188 –

Failed – Smoking and Tobacco Products. Local Preemption. Statewide Regulation.

189 –

Passed – Bail Exception. Felony Sexual Assault.

190 –

Passed – Commission on Judicial Performance.

191 –

Passed – Abolish Justice Courts

March 26, 1996

192 –

Passed – Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996.

193 –

Passed – Property Appraisal. Exception. Grandparent-Grandchild Transfer.

194 –

Passed – Prisoners. Joint Venture Program. Unemployment Benefits. Parole.

195 –

Passed – Punishment. Special Circumstances. Carjacking. Murder of Juror.

196 –

Passed – Punishment for Murder. Special Circumstances. Drive-By Shootings.

197 –

Failed – Amendment of the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 (Proposition 117). Mountain Lions.

198 –

Passed – Elections. Open Primary.

199 –

Failed – Limits on Mobilehome Rent Control. Low-Income Rental Assistance. Initiative Statute.

200 –

Failed – No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance. Initiative Statute.

201 –

Failed – Attorneys' Fees. Shareholder Actions. Class Actions.

202 –

Failed – Attorneys' Contingent Fees. Limits.

203 –

Passed – Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1996.

November 5, 1996

204 –

Passed – Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act.

205 –

Failed – Youthful and Adult Offender Local Facilities Bond Act of 1996.

206 –

Passed – Veterans' Bond Act of 1996.

207 –

Failed – Attorneys. Fees. Right to Negotiate. Frivolous Lawsuits.

208 –

Passed – Campaign Contributions and Spending Limits. Restricts Lobbyists.

209 –

Passed – Prohibition Against Discrimination or Preferential Treatment by State and Other Public Entities.

210 –

Passed – Minimum Wage Increase.

211 –

Failed – Attorney-Client Fee Arrangements. Securities Fraud. Lawsuits.

212 –

Failed – Campaign Contributions and Spending Limits. Repeals Gift and Honoraria Limits. Restricts Lobbyists.

213 –

Passed – Limitation on Recovery to Felons, Uninsured Motorists, Drunk Drivers.

214 –

Failed – Health Care. Consumer Protection. Initiative Statute.

215 –

Passed – Compassionate Use Act of 1996. Medical Use of Marijuana.

216 –

Failed – Health Care. Consumer Protection. Taxes on Corporate Restructuring.

217 –

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

219 –

Passed – Ballot Measures. Application.

220 –

Passed – Courts. Superior and Municipal Court Consolidation.

221 –

Passed – Subordinate Judicial Officers. Discipline.

222 –

Passed – Murder. Peace Officer Victim. Sentence Credits.

223 –

Failed – Schools. Spending Limits on Administration.

224 –

Failed – State-Funded Design and Engineering Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

225 –

Passed – Limiting Congressional Terms. Proposed U.S. Constitutional Amendment.

226 –

Failed – Political Contributions by Employees, Union Members, Foreign Entities.

227 –

Passed – English Language in Public Schools.

November 3, 1998

1A –

Passed – Class Size Reduction Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1998.

1 –

Passed – Property Taxes: Contaminated Property.

2 –

Passed – Transportation: Funding.

3 –

Failed – Partisan Presidential Primary Elections.

4 –

Passed – Trapping Practices. Bans Use of Specified Traps and Animal Poisons.

5 –

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.

7 –

Failed – Air Quality Improvement. Tax Credits.

8 –

Failed – Public Schools. Permanent Class Size Reduction. Parent- Teacher Councils. Teacher Credentialing. Pupil Suspension for Drug Possession. Chief Inspector's Office.

9 –

Failed – Electric Utilities. Assessments. Bonds.

10 –

Passed – State and County Early Childhood Development Programs. Additional Tobacco Surtax.

11 –

Passed – Local Sales and Use Taxes—Revenue Sharing.

Notes and References

Web site: California Proposition 1B, School Facilities Bond Act (1994). Ballotpedia. en. 2020-02-04.