California Proposition 37 (2000)
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California Proposition 37 appeared on the November 7, 2000 ballot in California. It failed, with 52.0% of the electorate voting against it.
Proposition 37 was an initiated constitutional amendment.
The summary of the ballot measure prepared by the California Attorney General read:
- Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, or either majority or two-thirds of local electorate, to impose on any activity fees used to pay for monitoring, studying, or mitigating the environmental, societal or economic effects of that activity when the fees impose no regulatory obligation upon the payor.
- Redefines such fees as taxes.
- Excludes certain real property related fees, assessments and development fees.
- Excludes damages, penalties, or expenses recoverable from a specific event.
Fiscal impact estimate
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 37. That estimate was:
- Unknown, potentially significant, reduction in future state and local government revenues from making it more difficult to approve certain regulatory charges.
Campaign spending
$2,844,374 was spent to promote the measure. $310,609 was spent opposing it.
Donors supporting the measure included:
- Wine Institute, $400,000
- Philip Morris, $350,000
- Anheuser-Busch, $325,000
See also
External links
- Official Voter Guide summary to Proposition 37
- Official ballot title of Proposition 37
- Full text of Proposition 37
- Smart Voter on Proposition 37
- Cal Voter on Prop 37
- Top Ten contributors
