BILL NUMBER: AB 2439	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Donnelly

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 12172.3 of the Government Code, relating to
initiatives.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2439, as introduced, Donnelly. Secretary of State: initiative
information.
   The California Constitution reserves the right of the people to
propose statutes and amendments to the Constitution by initiative
measure. Existing law authorizes the Legislative Counsel to cooperate
with proponents in drafting an initiative measure, as specified.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to perform a specified
review of a proposed initiative measure prior to circulation of the
measure, upon the request of the measure's proponents. Existing law
also requires the Secretary to prepare, and make available, a
pamphlet describing the procedures and requirements relating to the
initiative process.
   This bill would require the Secretary to post on the Secretary's
Internet Web site, and to include in any publication describing the
initiative process, information describing these services provided by
the Secretary and the Legislative Counsel to the proponents of an
initiative measure.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 12172.3 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12172.3.  The Secretary of State shall post on the Secretary's
Internet Web site include and in any publication of the Secretary of
State describing the initiative process, including the pamphlet
developed pursuant to Section 9018 of the Elections Code, information
describing the following services that are available to the
proponents of a proposed initiative measure.
   (a) The Legislative Counsel's cooperation in preparing an
initiative measure pursuant to Section 10243.
   (b) The Secretary's review of prepared initiatives prior to
circulation pursuant to Section 12172.