AB 894 — Ballot measures: fiscal impact statements.

Summary

Existing law requires that a draft of an initiative measure be submitted to the Attorney General prior to circulation of the initiative for signatures so that it may appear on the ballot. Existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare the title and summary for the proposed measure. Existing law requires that, if the Attorney General determines that the proposed measure would affect the revenues or expenditures of the state or local government, he or she shall include in the title of the proposed measure either the estimated increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the state or local government, or an opinion as to whether the measure would result in a substantial net change in state or local finances. Existing law requires the title and summary of the Attorney General to be placed on the heading of a petition for the measure and on each page of the petition. This bill would require the fiscal impact statement included in the title and summary of the Attorney General to be in boldface type. Existing law requires that a ballot pamphlet containing information regarding each statewide measure to appear on a statewide election ballot be prepared by the Secretary of State. Existing law further requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare for the ballot pamphlet an analysis of each statewide measure, including a fiscal analysis of each measure showing the amount of any increase or decrease in revenue or cost to state or local government. Existing law requires that any estimate of increased cost to local governments be set out in boldface print in the ballot pamphlet. This bill would also require, for a statewide measure that would result in increased cost to the state, that the Legislative Analyst provide an analysis of the measure's estimated impact on the state, including an estimate of the percentage of the General Fund that would be expended due to the measure. The measure would also require the Legislative Analyst, to the extent practicable, to utilize a uniform method in each analysis to describe the estimated increase or decrease in revenue or cost of a measure. Existing law requires a condensed statement of the ballot title prepared by the Attorney General and the fiscal impact summary of the Legislative Analyst, as applicable, for each statewide measure appearing on the ballot, followed by the words "Yes" and "No." This measure would require that the uniform estimate of increase or decrease in revenue or cost of the measure prepared by the Legislative Analyst be included in the condensed fiscal impact summary. This bill would incorporate changes made by AB 753 that would become operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after AB 753.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/11/09 - Chaptered Current pdf October 11, 2009
• Enrolled 09/18/09 - Enrolled pdf September 18, 2009
• Amended 09/02/09 - Amended Senate pdf September 02, 2009
• Amended 05/11/09 - Amended Assembly pdf May 11, 2009
• Introduced 02/26/09 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2009
• AB894 View text html

Action History

1. October 11, 2009

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 485, Statutes of 2009.

2. October 11, 2009

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 28, 2009

   Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

4. September 10, 2009

   Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3290.)

5. September 10, 2009

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 09, 2009

   Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2333.)

7. September 03, 2009

   Read second time. To third reading.

8. September 02, 2009

   Read third time, amended. To second reading.

9. August 24, 2009

   Ordered to third reading.

10. August 20, 2009

    Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

11. August 17, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

12. July 23, 2009

    From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

13. July 08, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7).

14. June 04, 2009

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

15. May 21, 2009

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 21, 2009

    Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1629.)

17. May 18, 2009

    Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

18. May 14, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 13).

19. May 12, 2009

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

20. May 11, 2009

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

21. May 06, 2009

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

22. April 22, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21).

23. March 23, 2009

    Referred to Com. on E. & R.

24. February 27, 2009

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

25. February 26, 2009

    Read first time. To print.

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• Furutani · Primary

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