Ben Allen
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 24
Author
Existing law authorizes the proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure to withdraw the measure after filing the initiative or referendum petition with the appropriate elections official at any time before the Secretary of State certifies that the measure has qualified for the ballot, as provided. Existing law requires, for the withdrawal of an initiative or referendum measure after the petition has been filed with the appropriate elections official, all of the proponents to file a written notice with the Secretary of State to withdraw the measure. This bill would instead require a majority of the proponents to file a written notice with the Secretary of State to withdraw the statewide initiative or referendum measure after the petition has been filed with the appropriate elections official. The bill would also authorize the proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure to file a notice of withdrawal with the Secretary of State that is contingent upon the enactment of a particular legislative measure, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of State to deem a written notice of contingent withdrawal of a statewide initiative or referendum effective if the legislative measure identified in the notice is enacted and given a chapter number by the Secretary of State before the Secretary of State has certified that the statewide initiative or referendum measure has qualified for the ballot, as specified. If the legislative measure is not given a chapter number by the Secretary of State before the Secretary of State has certified that the statewide initiative or referendum measure has qualified for the ballot, as specified, or is amended after the notice of contingent withdrawal is filed, the withdrawal of the initiative or referendum measure would not be given effect.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 483, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2672.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 18. Page 3137.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 28).
June 21 hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 7).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 1071.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 424.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 21.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB297 | HTML |
| 02/02/23 - Introduced | |
| 06/08/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/14/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/17/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 04/12/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/05/23- Assembly Elections | |
| 06/19/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/26/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/29/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/07/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/11/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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