CA SB512 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Vetoed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 9300 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Title
District elections: initiatives.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB512 Pérez et al. Concurrence (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - That the Assembly amendments be concurred in (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-04 - Assembly - SB 512 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Wicks (Y: 50 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-08-20 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd SB512 McGuire (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - That the Assembly amendments be concurred in (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-04 - Assembly - SB 512 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Wicks (Y: 50 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-08-20 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd SB512 McGuire (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Veto sustained. |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Stricken from file. |
| 2025-10-13 | Senate | In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 2025-10-13 | Senate | Vetoed by the Governor. |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2898.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 2752.) |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2570.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 19. Page 2938.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-08-21 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20). |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 16). |
| 2025-06-19 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2025-06-16 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M. |
| 2025-05-12 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on E.M. |
| 2025-04-10 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 531.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Set for hearing March 25. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Referred to Com. on G.O. |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22. |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Code | 9300 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
