California Proposition 112, California Citizens Compensation Commission Amendment (June 1990)
| California Proposition 112 | |
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| Election date June 5, 1990 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 112 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 5, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the Citizens Compensation Commission to set salaries for statewide elected officials; prohibiting members of the California State Legislature from accepting honoraria; restricting state legislators from accepting compensation for appearing before a state board or agency; requiring the legislature to enact laws to prohibit members from lobbying; and limiting the ability of the state legislature to close sessions of the Legislature or its committees to the public. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to make changes to compensation rules and regulations for statewide elected officials. |
Election results
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California Proposition 112 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,994,561 | 62.46% | ||
| No | 1,799,517 | 37.54% | ||
Measure design
Proposition 112 enacted a number of changes:
- It prohibited members of the California State Legislature from accepting honoraria.
- It required the legislature to enact laws to ban (or strictly limit) the acceptance of gifts by elected state officers that might create a conflict of interest.
- It restricted state legislators from accepting compensation for appearing before a state board or agency.
- It prohibited legislators from receiving compensation from a lobbyist, or from any person who has been under contract with the legislature during the previous 12 months.
- It required the legislature to enact laws to prohibit members from lobbying, for compensation, before the state legislature anytime in the 12 months after the legislator's term in office ends, with a similar restriction for statewide elected officials.
- It created the California Citizens Compensation Commission with the authority to set the annual salaries, and the medical, dental, insurance, and other similar benefits of legislators and elected statewide officials.
- It limited the ability of the state legislature to close sessions of the Legislature or its committees to the public.
In 2009, Proposition 112 was amended by the passage of Proposition 1F, which prohibited the California Citizens Compensation Commission from increasing salaries during years when the state carries a budget deficit.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 112 was as follows:
| “ | State Officials, Ethics, Salaries. Open Meetings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Prohibits legislators, statewide elected officers from accepting honoraria, or accepting compensation for representing another before a state board or agency. Directs Legislature to enact laws applicable to legislators, statewide elected officers, implementing honoraria and compensation prohibitions, limiting acceptance of gifts, strengthening conflict laws, prohibiting receipt of income from lobbying firms, and prohibiting lobbying for compensation within 12 months after leaving office. Repeals current provisions setting salaries, benefits of legislators, elected statewide officials; establishes seven-member Commission, appointed by Governor, to annually establish salaries, benefits. Mandates open meetings of Legislature, with specified exceptions. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: Unknown costs to state General Fund, depending on levels of salaries, benefits established by Citizens Compensation Commission. Relatively minor costs to state for support of Commission and enforcing provisions of this measure. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact
The fiscal estimate provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office said:[1]
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Path to the ballot
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration. The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 112 on the ballot by Senate Constitutional Amendment 32 (Statutes of 1989, Resolution Chapter 167).
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ University of California, "Voter Guide," accessed July 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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