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                    SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  Mark Leno, Chair
                                          
          Bill No:       AB 1499
          Author:        Committee on Budget
          As Amended:    June 25, 2012
          Consultant:    Brady Van Engelen
          Fiscal:        Yes
          Hearing Date:  June 26, 2012
          
          Subject:  Elections.

          Summary: This bill establishes the order in which bond measures 
          and constitutional amendments that are proposed by initiative 
          shall appear on ballots.  Specifically, this bill:

             1)   Establishes that bonds measures, including those 
               proposed by initiative, shall appear first on ballots in 
               the order in which they qualify.

             2)   Establishes that constitutional amendments, including 
               those proposed by initiative, shall appear on ballots after 
               bond measures, in the order in which they qualify.

             3)   Establishes that legislative measures and other 
               initiative measures shall appear after bond measures and 
               constitutional amendments, including those proposed by 
               initiative.

          Fiscal Effect:  This bill would have minimal fiscal impact for 
          the Secretary of State.

          Comments:  This bill is a trailer bill relating to the 2012 
          Budget Act.  The bill clarifies the order in which bond measures 
          and constitutional amendments that are proposed by initiative 
          shall appear on ballots.

          Support:   Unknown

          Opposed:  Unknown