Bill Text: CA SB300 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 300 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Elections: ballot measures.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-07-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 26, Statutes of 2020. [SB300 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB300-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 300

Introduced by Senator Umberg

February 14, 2019

An act to amend Section 82043 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.

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SB 300, as introduced, Umberg. Political Reform Act of 1974: ballot measures.

The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees, including ballot measure committees.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the definition of “measure” for these purposes.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 82043 of the Government Code is amended to read:

82043.

“Measure” means any constitutional amendment or other proposition ~~which~~ that is submitted to a popular vote at an election by action of a legislative body, or ~~which~~ that is submitted or is intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election by initiative, referendum or recall procedure whether or not it qualifies for the ballot.