Chris Ward
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 78
Author
The California Constitution provides that a proposed constitutional amendment and a statewide initiative measure each take effect only if approved by a majority of the votes cast on the amendment or measure. This measure would further provide that an initiative measure that includes one or more provisions that would amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure would be approved by the voters only if the proportion of votes cast in favor of the initiative measure is equal to or greater than the highest voter approval requirement that the initiative measure would impose. The measure would specify that this voter approval requirement would apply to statewide initiative measures that appear on the ballot on or after January 1, 2024. The California Constitution also permits initiative and referendum powers to be exercised by the voters of each city or county under procedures provided by the Legislature. This measure would expressly authorize a local governing body to hold an advisory vote concerning any issue of governance for the purpose of allowing voters within the jurisdiction to voice their opinions on the issue. The measure would specify that an advisory question is approved only if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor. This measure would further declare that its provisions are severable and that if any provision is held invalid, the other provisions of the act remain valid, as specified.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 176, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10 a.m.
Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Held at Desk by unanimous consent until November 1, 2023.
Senate amendments concurred in. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 3597.)
Ordered to the Assembly.
Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2776.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 12).
From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (September 11).
Senate Rules Suspended (Ayes 31. Noes 8.)
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 2460.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Ordered to the Senate.
Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 2975.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee August 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| ACA13 | HTML |
| 07/13/23 - Introduced | |
| 08/17/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/11/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 11/01/23 - Enrolled | |
| 11/02/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 08/21/23- Assembly Elections | |
| 08/30/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/10/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 09/12/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/13/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/14/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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