A.G. File No. 2009-016

The Responsible California State Budget Reform Act

July 15, 2009

 


This measure amends the Constitution to lower the vote requirement necessary to pass the budget bill and other General Fund appropriations from two-thirds to three-fifths (60 percent). The lower vote requirement would also apply to measures to increase state taxes. This measure does not amend the section of the Constitution that requires a two-thirds vote for bills to take effect immediately. Some trailer bills, therefore, would still be subject to the requirement for a two-thirds vote in order to take immediate effect.