STATE BILLCA SB 1420PASSED

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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.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Sep 19, 2026; 54 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

CA SB 1420 · PassedSep 19

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Bill details

Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 342, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 19, 2026

Sponsor

LRLaura RichardsonSenator · Democrat · SD-035Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Sep 19, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 342, Statutes of 2026.

Sep 19, 2026Approved by the Governor.

Sep 4, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

Aug 27, 2026Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5982.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Senate

Aug 25, 2026Ordered to special consent calendar.Senate

Aug 13, 2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.Senate

Aug 13, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6159.) Ordered to the Senate.Assembly

Aug 6, 2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Assembly

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Aug 5, 2026From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).Assembly

Jun 18, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly

Jun 17, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).Assembly

May 26, 2026Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Assembly

May 20, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Assembly

May 19, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4365.) Ordered to the Assembly.Senate

May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Senate

May 14, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Senate

May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4276.) (May 14).Senate

May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.Senate

Apr 20, 2026April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Set for hearing April 20.Senate

Apr 7, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senate

Mar 26, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Senate

Mar 16, 2026Set for hearing April 7.Senate

Mar 4, 2026Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Senate

Feb 23, 2026Read first time.Senate

Feb 23, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.Senate

Feb 20, 2026Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Senate

Recorded votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Apr 7, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Placed on suspense fileApr 20, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass as amendedMay 14, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate 3rd Reading SB1420 Richardson Urgency ClauseMay 19, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarJun 17, 2026 · Assembly · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass. To Consent CalendarAug 5, 2026 · Assembly · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

SB 1420 Richardson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionAug 13, 2026 · Assembly · 72 yea · 0 nayPassed

Special Consent SB1420 Richardson Urgency ClauseAug 27, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

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