California 1990 ballot propositions

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In 1990, voters decided on 45 statewide ballot measures in California. On June 5, voters decided on 17. On November 6, voters decided on 28.

• Four were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Seven were initiated state statutes.
• Seven were combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statutes.
• Eight were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Three were legislatively referred state statutes.
• 16 were bond issues.
• Voters approved 21 (46.67%) and rejected 24 (53.33%).

On the ballot

June 5, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 107	Housing; Bonds	Issue $150 million in bonds for housing projects and purchasing assistance for first-time homebuyers.	a	2,613,414 (52%)	2,396,377 (48%)
BI	Proposition 108	Transportation; Bonds	Issue $1 billion in bonds for passenger rail transportation projects.	a	2,795,092 (56%)	2,170,876 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	Legislature; Executive officials	Extend time from 12 days to 29 days for the Governor to review bills after adjournment in the first year of the legislative session.	a	2,627,505 (55%)	2,116,438 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 110	Taxes	Authorize the California State Legislature to allow severely disabled homeowners to transfer the value of their existing home to a replacement home.	a	3,931,937 (80%)	972,850 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 111	Taxes; Transportation	Enact a 55% increase in truck weight fees and increase the tax by $0.01 on January 1 for the next four years.	a	2,621,022 (52%)	2,378,028 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 112	Legislature; Salaries	Establish the Citizens Compensation Commission and limiting the ability of the state legislature to close sessions of the Legislature.	a	2,994,561 (62%)	1,799,517 (38%)
LRSS	Proposition 113	Alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Amend the laws regulating licenses for chiropractors.	a	3,897,974 (82%)	864,835 (18%)
LRSS	Proposition 114	Law enforcement; Judiciary; Death penalty	Amend the law to expand the types of peace officers whose murder is a special circumstance potentially warranting the death penalty.	a	3,435,095 (71%)	1,395,087 (29%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 115	Law enforcement; Judiciary; Trials	Create laws and constitutional amendments relating to criminal prosecution, crimes, and trials.	a	2,690,115 (57%)	2,026,599 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 116	Transportation; Bonds	Issue nearly $2 billion in bonds for passenger and commuter rail transportation projects.	a	2,579,810 (53%)	2,263,573 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 117	Environment; Animals	Create the Habitat Conservation Fund and appropriate $30 million annually to the fund until 2020.	a	2,572,470 (52%)	2,334,899 (48%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 118	Legislature; Redistricting; Ethics	Require a two-thirds legislative vote and voter approval to approve state legislative and congressional redistricting plans		1,615,163 (33%)	3,281,177 (67%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 119	Legislature; Redistricting	Create the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission responsible for drawing district boundaries for the state legislative, congressional, and Board of Equalization districts		1,761,510 (36%)	3,105,501 (64%)
BI	Proposition 120	Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize the issuance of $450 million in bonds to fund prison construction.	a	2,714,145 (56%)	2,133,995 (44%)
BI	Proposition 121	Education; Bonds	Authorize the issuance of $450 million in bonds for the construction of higher education facilities.	a	2,687,831 (55%)	2,195,888 (45%)
BI	Proposition 122	Earthquakes; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $300 million in bonds for seismic retrofitting of government facilities against earthquakes.	a	2,679,875 (55%)	2,190,057 (45%)
BI	Proposition 123	Education; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $800 million in bonds to fund the construction of public school facilities.	a	2,781,973 (58%)	2,054,385 (42%)

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 124	Healthcare; Business	Allow local hospital districts to own stock of corporations engaging in any health-related business.		3,225,340 (46%)	3,815,030 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 125	Taxes; Transportation	Authorize a portion of the revenue from motor vehicle gas taxes to be allocated to the purchase of rail transit vehicles and equipment.		3,229,081 (46%)	3,859,304 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 126	Alcohol; Taxes	Amend the state constitution to increase the taxes on alcohol.		3,001,351 (41%)	4,332,827 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 127	Earthquakes; Taxes	Amend the constitution to exclude earthquake safety modifications from property tax assessments until the property is sold.	a	4,431,687 (62%)	2,750,765 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 128	Environment; Property; Parks; Bonds	Regulate pesticides on food, establish water quality standards, and appropriate $340 million for environmental research and redwoods forestry projects.		2,636,663 (36%)	4,760,022 (64%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 129	Law enforcement; Bonds	Appropriate $1.9 billion over eight years for drug enforcement and issue $740 million in bonds for treatment and confinement facilities.		1,982,372 (28%)	5,192,742 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 130	Forestry; Property; Bonds	Impose restrictions on logging operations on nonfederal lands and authorize $742 million in bonds to acquire old-growth forestlands.		3,528,887 (48%)	3,842,733 (52%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 131	Term limits; Term limits; Campaign finance	Establish provisions relating to term lengths and campaign finance contributions.		2,723,763 (38%)	4,490,973 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 132	Environment; Fishing	Establish the Marine Protection Zone, prohibit gill and trammel, and establish four new ocean water reserves for research purposes.	a	3,959,238 (56%)	3,140,733 (44%)
CISS	Proposition 133	Law enforcement; Taxes	Increase the state's sales tax, create the Safe Streets Fund, and prohibit the early release of certain convicted individuals.		2,281,937 (32%)	4,877,808 (68%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 134	Alcohol; Taxes	Establish the Alcohol Surtax Fund and add an increased surtax of $0.05 on alcohol.		2,285,256 (31%)	5,076,822 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 135	Agriculture; Business; Environment	Appropriate $5 million annually to fund pesticide-related research, change the monitoring and regulation of pesticides on foods, and establish state training for pesticide users.		2,191,301 (30%)	5,015,928 (70%)
CICA	Proposition 136	Supermajority; Local government; Property taxes; Legislature	Require certain taxes be voted on by citizens.		3,439,621 (48%)	3,744,620 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 137	Initiative process; Ballot measures	Require voter approval for changes to the rules governing initiative petition circulators and how the initiative is presented to voters.		3,157,383 (45%)	3,860,756 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 138	Forestry; Parks; Bonds	Establish provisions relating to logging, forests, greenhouse gases, and private land.		2,108,389 (29%)	5,201,891 (71%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 139	Prison work	Establish provisions relating to inmate labor.	a	3,867,147 (54%)	3,288,144 (46%)
CICA	Proposition 140	Legislature	Create term limits and provisions relating to the legislature.	a	3,744,447 (52%)	3,432,666 (48%)
LRSS	Proposition 141	Water; Business	Extend to public agencies the prohibition on discharging or releasing into water chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.		3,332,755 (48%)	3,542,894 (52%)
BI	Proposition 142	Housing; Veterans; Bonds	Issue $400 million in bonds for home loans for veterans through the Cal-Vet program.	a	4,153,879 (59%)	2,884,851 (41%)
BI	Proposition 143	Education; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $450 million in bonds to fund the improvement of public higher education facilities in the state.		3,449,401 (49%)	3,619,457 (51%)
BI	Proposition 144	Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize $450 million in bonds to fund the construction of new prisons and Youth Authority facilities to address overcrowding.		2,871,183 (40%)	4,239,091 (60%)
BI	Proposition 145	Housing; Bonds	Issue $125 million in bonds to fund a housing and earthquake safety program.		3,113,975 (44%)	3,904,145 (56%)
BI	Proposition 146	Education; Bonds	Authorize $800 million in bonds for improvements to public school buildings under the State School Building Lease-Purchase Program.	a	3,679,099 (53%)	3,324,276 (47%)
BI	Proposition 147	Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $225 million in bonds to construct and renovate county correctional facilities and county juvenile facilities.		2,574,002 (37%)	4,329,678 (63%)
BI	Proposition 148	Water; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $380 million for a water resources program and change provisions of the Water Conservation Bond Law.		3,024,141 (44%)	3,886,587 (56%)
BI	Proposition 149	Property; Parks; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $437 million in bonds for developing and restoring state and local nature, historical, or museum properties.		3,330,877 (47%)	3,743,765 (53%)
BI	Proposition 150	Judiciary; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $200 million in bonds for the construction and renovation of county courthouse facilities.		1,830,612 (26%)	5,100,520 (74%)
BI	Proposition 151	Education; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $30 million in bonds for the construction of childcare facilities.		3,360,443 (47%)	3,719,971 (53%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1990 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (June 1990)
• California Voter Guide (November 1990)