Key Votes
SCA 12 - State Lottery Amendments - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Jeff Denham voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Sept. 16, 2008 House Joint Resolution Passed
- Sept. 16, 2008 Senate Joint Resolution Passed
- May 21, 2007 Introduced
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Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) (63-14) - Sept. 16, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: State Lottery Amendments
Vote to pass a bill that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that specifies that the purpose of the California State Lottery is to provide funds for public education and other public purposes, and authorizes the Legislature to sell future revenue of the lottery and rights to that revenue to issue debt obligations for the purpose of funding that purchase.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (Senate) (27-9) - Sept. 16, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: State Lottery Amendments
Vote to pass a bill that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that specifies that the purpose of the California State Lottery is to provide funds for public education and other public purposes, and authorizes the Legislature to sell future revenue of the lottery and rights to that revenue to issue debt obligations for the purpose of funding that purchase.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (Senate) - May 21, 2007
Title: State Lottery Amendments
Sponsors
- Don Perata (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
