Bill Text: CA SB737 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 737 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Initiative measures: circulating title and summary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB737 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB737-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 737

Introduced by Senator Fuller

February 17, 2017

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

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 737, as introduced, Fuller. Initiative measures: 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.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO 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 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 the fiscal estimate or opinion prepared by the Department of Finance and the Legislative ~~Analyst~~ Analyst’s Office pursuant to Section 9005. The date the copy is delivered or mailed to the proponents is the “official summary date.”

(c) Upon receipt of 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 notification shall also include a complete schedule showing the maximum filing deadline, and the certification deadline by the counties to the Secretary of State.