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]

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.

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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]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-08-27SenateAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-25SenateOrdered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-13SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-13AssemblyRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-06AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-08-05AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
2026-06-18AssemblyRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-17AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).
2026-05-26AssemblyReferred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2026-05-20AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-19SenateRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4365.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-14SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4276.) (May 14).
2026-05-08SenateSet for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20SenateApril 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10SenateSet for hearing April 20.
2026-04-07SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-26SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2026-03-16SenateSet for hearing April 7.
2026-03-04SenateReferred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2026-02-23SenateRead first time.
2026-02-23SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20SenateIntroduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Elections Code3016.6New CodeSee Bill Text
Elections Code9084Amended CodeCitation Text

California State Sources


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