Existing law requires the Attorney General, upon receipt of the text of a proposed initiative or referendum measure, to prepare a circulating title and summary of the chief purposes and points of the proposed measure that includes an estimate of the financial impact of the proposed measure. Existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare a ballot title and summary for each measure that the Secretary of State determines will appear on the ballot at a statewide election.
This bill would instead require the Legislative Analyst to carry out these responsibilities. The bill would make the operation of this requirement contingent upon approval by the voters of SCA ___ of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Statutes affected:
SB 458: 107 ELEC, 336 ELEC, 342 ELEC, 9001 ELEC, 9002 ELEC, 9003 ELEC, 9004 ELEC, 9005 ELEC, 9006 ELEC, 9007 ELEC, 9008 ELEC, 9009 ELEC, 9034 ELEC, 9035 ELEC, 9050 ELEC, 9051 ELEC, 9063 ELEC, 9086 ELEC, 9087 ELEC, 13282 ELEC, 18602 ELEC, 88002 GOV
02/19/25 - Introduced: 107 ELEC, 336 ELEC, 342 ELEC, 9001 ELEC, 9002 ELEC, 9003 ELEC, 9004 ELEC, 9005 ELEC, 9006 ELEC, 9007 ELEC, 9008 ELEC, 9009 ELEC, 9034 ELEC, 9035 ELEC, 9050 ELEC, 9051 ELEC, 9063 ELEC, 9086 ELEC, 9087 ELEC, 13282 ELEC, 18602 ELEC, 88002 GOV