Bill Text: CA AB1849 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1849 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Measures submitted to the voters: private corporations.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-30 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB1849 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1849-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1849

Introduced by Assembly Member Bennett

February 08, 2022

An act to add Section 9620 to the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1849, as introduced, Bennett. Measures submitted to the voters: private corporations.

The California Constitution prohibits an initiative measure from naming any individual to hold any office or naming or identifying any private corporation to perform any function or have any power or duty.

This bill would clarify that “private corporation” for the purposes of this prohibition includes any business entity required to register with the Secretary of State to do business in California.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 9620 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

9620.

“Private corporation,” for the purposes of Section 12 of Article II of the California Constitution, includes any business entity required to register with the Secretary of State to do business in the State of California.