CA SB970 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 3101 of the Elections Code, relating to voting.
Title
Military or overseas voters.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-06-30 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB970 Cervantes (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [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: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB970 Cervantes (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [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: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-17 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. |
| 2026-06-17 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-06-04 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and M. & V.A. |
| 2026-05-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 4504.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Read third time and amended. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4259.) (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 4. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6. |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Code | 3101 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
