TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; TO REQUIRE A CANVASSER TO DISCLOSE THAT PETITION FRAUD IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

SB 207 requires petition circulators (canvassers) to inform people that signing initiative or referendum petitions is subject to criminal penalties for fraud. It amends the law to specify that petition fraud is a "criminal offense" (replacing "Class A misdemeanor") when disclosed to petition signers. The bill was enacted as Act 218 after an emergency clause was adopted, but does not change the actual penalties for fraud. This directly affects individuals collecting signatures for citizen-led ballot measures by mandating this disclosure during the petition process.