CA SB398 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on October 2 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on October 2 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 18107.5 to the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Title
Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.
Sponsors
| Sen. Tom Umberg [D] | Sen. Josh Becker [D] | Asm. Alex Lee [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-10 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB398 Umberg et al. Concurrence (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Assembly - SB 398 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Berman (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB398 Umberg et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Assembly - SB 398 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Berman (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB398 Umberg et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-02 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-17 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2829.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-08 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2993.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-03 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2025-07-02 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S. |
| 2025-05-29 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1335.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1199.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Set for hearing May 5. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Set for hearing April 22. |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Set for hearing April 1. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S. |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17. |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Code | 18107.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
