CA AB282 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on September 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 330, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on September 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 330, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [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.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-30 - Assembly - AB 282 Pellerin Concurrence - Urgency Added (Y: 59 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-08-30 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-08-30 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
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]
2026-08-30 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-08-30 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 330, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-19 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-09 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 18.). |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (August 30). |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | (Pending re-refer to Com. on APPR.) |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 56 suspended. |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. |
| 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. (Page 6793.) |
| 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 |
