2009 California Proposition 1E

Proposition 1E is a proposition that will appear on the May 19, 2009 special election ballot. It is also known as The Mental Health Services Act: Proposition 63 amendments. The measure was legislatively-referred to the ballot by state Senate Bill 10, authored by state Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-San Diego), by a vote of 36-2 in the Senate and 76-4 in the Assembly.

To avoid additional cuts in general fund-supported state spending, Proposition 1E would authorize a fund-shift of approximately $230 million annually in income tax surcharge revenue currently earmarked for specified mental health programs under the terms of California Proposition 63 (2004), also known as the Mental Health Services Act. For two years that revenue would instead be used to pay for the state's share of the "Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program," a federally mandated Medicaid program for low income persons under age 21. Revenue for this program currently comes from the state general fund.[5]

The earmarked Proposition 63 (2004) revenue that would be diverted comes from a 1 percent state income tax surcharge imposed on the portion of a taxpayer’s taxable income in excess of $1 million. In the past this surcharge has taken in between $900 million and $1.5 billion annually.

Voting results

Proposition 1E

Choice	Votes	%
No	2,549,361	66.4
Yes	1,292,437	33.6
Total votes	3,982,919	100.00