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Measure SB 512
Authors Pérez  
Coauthors: Bennett  
Subject District elections: initiatives.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to amend Section 9300 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-09-16
State Enrolled
Status In Floor Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program Yes
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-13     In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13     Vetoed by the Governor.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-11     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2898.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09     From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 2752.)
2025-09-08     From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2570.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-09-08     Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
2025-09-04     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 19. Page 2938.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20).
2025-07-17     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 16).
2025-06-19     Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-06-16     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-05-12     Referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-04-10     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-04-10     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-04-08     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-07     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-03-28     Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 531.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-03     Set for hearing March 25.
2025-02-26     Referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Enrolled     2025-09-16
Amended Assembly     2025-07-17
Amended Assembly     2025-06-16
Introduced     2025-02-19
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								In addition to any other method provided by law, ordinances may be enacted by any district pursuant to this article, except that this article shall not apply to irrigation districts, to a district formed under a law that does not provide a procedure for elections, to a district formed under a law which does not provide for action by ordinance, to a district governed by an election procedure that permits voters, in electing the district’s directors or trustees, to cast more than one vote per voter, or to a district in which the directors are empowered to cast more than one vote per director when acting on any matter.
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								Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the voters
						of any district that has authorization to impose a transactions and use tax for transportation purposes pursuant to Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may impose a retail transactions and use tax by an initiative measure enacted pursuant to this article.
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								A transactions and use tax enacted by initiative measure pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed the maximum authorized rate for a tax imposed by an ordinance enacted by the governing body of the district. The initiative measure shall contain all spending limitations and substantive
						accountability standards applicable to a tax imposed by an ordinance enacted by the governing body of the district, including, but not limited to, the inclusion of a transportation expenditure plan that specifies the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax will be used, but not including any procedural requirement such as a requirement that the transportation expenditure plan be approved by local agencies.
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								This subdivision is declaratory of existing law. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this subdivision, to implement the guarantee of the people’s power of initiative to affect local taxes pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIII
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								C of the California Constitution.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law prescribes the procedures by which a proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of a district by an initiative measure. These procedures do not apply to specified districts, including a district formed under a law that does not provide a procedure for elections.