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CA SB 458

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Initiative and referendum measures: title and summary.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Existing law requires the Attorney General, upon receipt of the text of a proposed initiative or referendum measure, to prepare a circulating title and summary of the chief purposes and points of the proposed measure that includes an estimate of the financial impact of the proposed measure. Existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare a ballot title and summary for each measure that the Secretary of State determines will appear on the ballot at a statewide election. This bill would instead require the Legislative Analyst to carry out these responsibilities. The bill would make the operation of this requirement contingent upon approval by the voters of SCA 3 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nielloauthor
  • Umbergauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-20

    Set for hearing April 1.

  5. 2025-04-01

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-02

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  7. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 21.

  8. 2025-04-10

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2025-04-21

    April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  11. 2025-05-23

    May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  12. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 04/02/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-02Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-10Compare
  • SB458Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Choi: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Limón: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-21 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Dahle: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB458

Attribution

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