California: Proposition 13

Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to put before voters the option of reducing the percentage required to pass a state budget down to a simple majority, a move likely to set off a battle in both the legislature and at the ballot box.

Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) introduced the bill Wednesday, saying inaction on the state budget could be laid at the feet of the two-thirds majority requirement to pass a budget.