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It became law on Jun 27, 2017.

CA SB 96 · Senate Bill · 2017–2018

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Became law
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Sponsor
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Latest action
Jun 27, 2017

What it does

(1) The California Constitution enables electors to initiate a recall of state officers by gathering sufficient signatures within a 160-day period. Upon certification by the Secretary of State that this requirement has been met, the California Constitution authorizes the Governor to call a recall election within 60 to 80 days or to consolidate it with a regularly scheduled election that is within 180 days of the certification of the signatures. The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to provide for recall elections, and existing statutes establish a procedural framework for certifying recall petitions and holding recall elections. Existing law requires the Secretary of State,…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Jun 27, 2017

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal ReviewLead sponsor

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

Work with this bill

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