The group Repair California had proposed a constitutional convention to improve the state operations, but announced this year it was suspending its campaign because of a funding shortfall.
Although a two-thirds majority vote for approving the state’s budget is “the only play the Republicans have right now” in arguing against Democratic proposals, it may be advantageous for the Legislature to consider a two-thirds vote only for tax or fee increases, said Huff, one of three Republicans on the committee.
“I haven’t totally made up my mind, but I could see a scenario where I might be able to support a lowering of the threshold as long as fees are treated the same way as taxes and it took two-thirds for that, and then you’d get a majority vote for the budget,” Huff said.
