Bill Text: CA AB2439 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Secretary of State: initiative information.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 168, Statutes of 2014. [AB2439 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2439-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2439	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  168
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 21, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 21, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 3, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 15, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 8, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Donnelly

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 12172.3 of the Government Code, relating to
initiatives.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2439, Donnelly. Secretary of State: initiative information.
   The California Constitution reserves the right of the people to
propose statutes and amendments to the Constitution by initiative
measure. Existing law authorizes the Legislative Counsel to cooperate
with proponents in drafting an initiative measure, as specified.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to perform a specified
review of a proposed initiative measure prior to circulation of the
measure, upon the request of the measure's proponents. Existing law
also requires the Secretary to prepare, and make available, a
pamphlet describing the procedures and requirements relating to the
initiative process.
   This bill would require the Secretary to post on the Secretary's
Internet Web site, and to include in a specified pamphlet prepared by
the Secretary relating to the initiative process, information
describing these services provided by the Secretary and the
Legislative Counsel to the proponents of an initiative measure.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 12172.3 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12172.3.  The Secretary of State shall post on the Secretary's
Internet Web site and include in the pamphlet developed pursuant to
Section 9018 of the Elections Code, information describing the
following services that are available to the proponents of a proposed
initiative measure.
   (a) The Legislative Counsel's cooperation in preparing an
initiative measure pursuant to Section 10243.
   (b) The Secretary's review of prepared initiatives prior to
circulation pursuant to Section 12172.