Ballot Summary
Authorizes $980 million in general obligation bonds for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of eligible children’s hospitals. Fiscal Impact: State cost of about $2 billion over 30 years to pay off both the principal ($980 million) and interest ($933 million) costs of the bonds. Payments of about $64 million per year.
Outcome
By a 54.9 percent to 45.1 percent margin, voters authorized the state to issue $980 million in general obligation bonds to fund children’s hospitals. Prop. 3 is nearly identical to Prop. 61, a $750-million bond measure approved with 58.1% of the vote in 2004.
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