CA SB851 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 238, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Sections 15371, 15372, 15375, 15400, 18545, 18568, 19006, 19101, 19212, 19215, 19284, and 19290 of, and to add Section 21 to, the Elections Code, relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

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Title

Elections.

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Roll Calls

2025-09-13 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB851 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-09-13 - Assembly - SB 851 Cervantes Senate Second Reading By Pellerin (Y: 60 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB851 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd SB851 E. & C.A. (Cervantes) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 238, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01 Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13SenateAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 3059.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-13SenateUrgency clause adopted.
2025-09-13SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-13AssemblyRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 19. Page 3447.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-12AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 3441.)
2025-09-12AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 12).
2025-09-10AssemblyJoint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2025-09-09AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2025-09-09AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2025-09-09AssemblyRead third time and amended. (Page 3132.)
2025-09-09AssemblyJoint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 3132.)
2025-09-03AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2025-09-03AssemblyRead third time and amended.
2025-07-07AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2025-07-07AssemblyFrom consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.
2025-07-03AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-07-02AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).
2025-05-19AssemblyReferred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-05-05AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-05SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1011.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-04-30SenateRead second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-29SenateFrom committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 934.) (April 29).
2025-04-04SenateSet for hearing April 29.
2025-03-12SenateReferred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-02-28SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 30.
2025-02-27SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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