Senate Constitutional AmendmentIntroduced
SCA 3: Elections: initiatives and referenda.
What SCA 3 does, verified June 1, 2026
This proposed constitutional amendment aims to change the process of proposing and presenting initiatives and referendums to the voters in California. The amendment would transfer the responsibility of preparing the title and summary for proposed initiatives and referendums from the attorney general to the legislative analyst. This change would also require the legislative analyst to prepare the ballot label and ballot title and summary for the state voter information guide for each measure that appears on a statewide ballot.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| May. 08, 2026 | Set for hearing May 14. |
| May. 04, 2026 | May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr. 24, 2026 | Set for hearing May 4. |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 3972.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |