Protecting Legislative Role in Ballot Measure Language

Description

This bill clarifies how courts must treat summary statements prepared by the General Assembly for ballot measures, reinforcing the elected legislature’s role in describing proposals rather than allowing activist courts or outside groups to rewrite the narrative. CPAC supports preserving the elected legislature’s authority over ballot summaries and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-02-27 by a vote of 24-10. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-14 by a vote of 109-46. The bill later became law.