CA SB1420 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Enrolled on August 27 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-27 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on August 27 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-27 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 9084 of, and to add Section 3016.6 to, the Elections Code, relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
Vote by mail ballots and early voting.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-27 - Senate - Special Consent SB1420 Richardson Urgency Clause (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - SB 1420 Richardson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 72 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-08-05 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB1420 Richardson Urgency Clause (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - SB 1420 Richardson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 72 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-08-05 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB1420 Richardson Urgency Clause (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2026-08-25 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2026-08-06 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. |
| 2026-08-05 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5). |
| 2026-06-18 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-17 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. |
| 2026-05-20 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4365.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2026-05-18 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4276.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Set for hearing May 14. |
| 2026-04-20 | Senate | April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Set for hearing April 20. |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Read first time. |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Code | 3016.6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Elections Code | 9084 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
