CA AB282 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 282

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 8 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-08-28 - From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 28). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Pending: Assembly Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Section 18579 to the Elections Code, relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Title

Elections: seizure of election materials.

Roll Calls

2026-08-28 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB282 Pellerin By Wahab Urgency Clause (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-28 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on [Public Safety] (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments] (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-08 - Assembly - AB 282 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading (Y: 53 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-08-28	Assembly	From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 28). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-08-28	Assembly	Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
2026-08-28	Assembly	Re-referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS, PUB. S., and APPR.
2026-08-28	Assembly	Pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2:
2026-08-28	Assembly	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-28	Senate	Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).
2026-08-27	Senate	(Ayes 28. Noes 10.)
2026-08-27	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-27	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 27).
2026-08-26	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-08-26	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 26). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2026-08-24	Senate	Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.)
2026-08-24	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E. & C.A.
2026-08-24	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (c).
2026-08-24	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21	Senate	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-08-21	Senate	Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-21	Senate	From inactive file.
2025-09-08	Senate	Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Gonzalez.
2025-08-20	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-19	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-07-17	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 15).
2025-05-21	Senate	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-05-08	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-08	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 13. Page 1476.)
2025-04-24	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-23	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 23).
2025-04-21	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2025-04-09	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 8).
2025-03-26	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-26	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2025-02-18	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.
2025-01-23	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2025-01-22	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Elections Code	18579	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB282
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB282#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB282#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB282#97AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB282#96AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB282