Bill Text: CA SB965 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Initiatives: circulating title and summary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [SB965 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB965-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 965	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Anderson

                        FEBRUARY 8, 2016

   An act to amend Section 9004 of the Elections Code, relating to
initiatives.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 965, as introduced, Anderson. Initiatives: circulating title
and summary.
   Existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare a
circulating title and summary of the chief purposes and points of a
proposed initiative measure, as specified, upon receiving the text of
the measure, and after a 30-day public review period.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 9004 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   9004.  (a) Upon  receipt of   receiving 
the text of a proposed initiative measure, and after the public
review period provided for in Section 9002, the Attorney General
shall prepare a circulating title and summary of the chief purposes
and points of the proposed  initiative  measure. The
circulating title and summary shall not exceed 100 words. The
Attorney General shall also provide a unique numeric identifier for
each proposed initiative measure. The circulating title and summary
shall be prepared in the manner provided for the preparation of
ballot titles and summaries in Article 5 (commencing with Section
9050), the provisions of which, in regard to the preparation, filing,
and settlement of ballot titles and summaries,  are
applicable   apply  to the circulating title and
summary.
   (b) The Attorney General shall provide a copy of the circulating
title and summary and its unique numeric identifier to the proponents
and to the Secretary of State within 15 days after  receipt
of   receiving  the fiscal estimate or opinion
prepared by the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst
pursuant to Section 9005. The date the copy  of the circulating
title and summary  is delivered or mailed to the proponents is
the "official summary date."
   (c) Upon  receipt of   receiving  the
circulating title and summary from the Attorney General, the
Secretary of State shall, within one business day, notify the
proponents and county elections official of each county of the
official summary date and provide a copy of the circulating title and
summary to each county elections official.  This 
 The  notification shall also include a complete schedule
showing the maximum filing deadline, and the certification deadline
by the counties to the Secretary of State.