CA AB1539 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-03 - Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S.
Pending: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-03 - Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S.
Pending: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 6901.5, 8304, and 8650 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Title
Presidential elections: qualifications for office.
Sponsors
| Asm. Dawn Addis [D] | Sen. Aisha Wahab [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 1539 Addis Assembly Third Reading (Y: 75 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S. |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.) |
| 2026-05-19 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5152.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14). |
| 2026-04-15 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-06 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-03-26 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-25 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). |
| 2026-02-02 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. |
| 2026-01-06 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 5. |
| 2026-01-05 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Code | 6901.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Elections Code | 8304 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Elections Code | 8650 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
