Legal Opinion
Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights v. Garamendi
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 27, 2005No. B173987PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLIER, J.
In this case, we are asked to determine the validity of Senate Bill No. 841 (2003-2004 Reg. Sess.) (Sen. Bill 841), a legislative amendment to Proposition 103, the “Insurance Rate Reduction and Reform Act” the voters passed on November 8, 1988. (Ins. Code, § 1861.01 et seq.; Stats. 1988, p. A-276 et seq.) The trial court ruled Sen. Bill 841 invalid because it does not further the purposes of Proposition 103 and therefore exceeds the power to amend the initiative that the voters granted to the Legislature. We agree and affirm.
BACKGROUND
The voters of California passed…
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