Title
INTEREST RATE
Proposition Summary
INTEREST RATE. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Constitution, Article XX, section 22, to permit increase in maximum permissible contract rate of interest collectible by nonexempt lender for loan or credit advance for nonpersonal, nonfamily, nonhousehold purpose to the higher of 10% per annum or 7% plus prevailing interest rate on certain designated dates. Financial impact: None.
Proposition Number
12
Year
1976
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Legislative Vote Results
FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 19 (PROPOSITION 12): Assembly - Ayes, 62; Noes, 6 -- Senate - Ayes, 29; Noes, 0
Popular Vote Results
Y: 2268310; A: 43.7; N: 2922175; B: 56.3
Election Type
Primary
Proposition Type
Senate Constitutional Amendment
For Author
Bill Greene, Member of the Senate, 29th District; Joyce Ream, San Francisco Community Leader; Dr. Norman Topping, Chancellor, USC
Against Author
John J. Miller, Member of the Assembly, 13th District; Chairman, Committee on Judiciary
Rebuttal Against Author
Bill Greene, Member of the Senate, 29th District; Joyce Ream, San Francisco Community Leader; Dr. Norman Topping, Chancellor, USC
Recommended Citation
INTEREST RATE California Proposition 12 (1976).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/831