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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 162

Elections.

In progressOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

248 days from first to latest action, across 15 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 8

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 20

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 20

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 20

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

AssemblySenateFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

AB 162 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

Assembly · Mar 20, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 53–17

53 Yea

17 Nay

10 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Sep 10, 2025

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

5 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.

    Sep 13, 2025 · Senate

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Senate

  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 10). Budget and Fiscal Review

    Sep 10, 2025 · Senate

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R. Budget and Fiscal Review

    Sep 8, 2025 · Senate

  5. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)

    Sep 8, 2025 · Senate

  6. Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. Budget and Fiscal Review

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  7. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 744.)

    Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

  10. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)

    Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

  11. Ordered to second reading.

    Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Withdrawn from committee.

    Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

  13. Referred to Com. on BUDGET. Budget

    Feb 3, 2025 · Assembly

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.

    Jan 9, 2025 · Assembly

  15. Read first time. To print.

    Jan 8, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

  • Committee on Budget–

In committee

  • Budget

    Assembly

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · never reported

  • Budget and Fiscal Review

    Senate

    Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard Sep 10, 2025 · reported after 161 days

Topics

Elections

Bill text

  • 01/08/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 09/08/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • AB162HTML

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