1988 California Proposition 99

Referendum on tobacco taxes July 2021 Proposition 99 Cigarette and Tobacco Tax. Benefit Fund. California California 1988 11 8 5,607,387 4,032,644 1988 California Proposition 99 results map by county.svg County results Yes #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid No #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Source: Statement of Vote 1988 California Secretary of State 39 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali/page/n55/mode/2up 7 September 2025 Proposition 99 is an initiative statute which appeared on the November 8th, 1988 California general election ballot, as the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act. Overview It was passed by a majority vote of the electorate. Its primary effect is to impose a 25-cent per pack state excise tax on the sale of tobacco cigarettes within California, with approximately equivalent excise taxes similarly imposed on the retail sale of other commercial tobacco products, such as cigars and chewing tobacco. Additional restrictions placed on the sale of tobacco include a ban on cigarette vending machines in public areas accessible by juveniles, and a ban on the individual sale of single cigarettes. Revenue generated by the act was earmarked for various environmental and health care programs, and anti-tobacco advertisements.Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 (1988) California Department of Public Health https://web.archive.org/web/20080830024507/http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Tobacco/Documents/CTCPProp99Initiative.pdf# 2008-08-30 Impact A detailed history of Proposition 99 and its success in reducing smoking is in the book Tobacco War.Tobacco War: https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft167nb0vq&brand=ucpress 2025-03-02 publishing.cdlib.org In its first 15 years (through 2004), the program reduced heart disease deaths and lung cancer incidence and reduced California health care costs by an estimated $86 billion.Lightwood, Dinno and Glantz. Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Personal Health Care Expenditures References 99 Category:Taxation in California Category:Initiatives in the United States