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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 596

Elections: ballot disclosures.

In progressOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

212 days from first to latest action, across 30 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 13

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 19

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 19

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 28

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 12

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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.

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Assembly · Mar 19, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · Apr 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 11–2

11 Yea

2 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 596 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading

Assembly · Apr 28, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 63–10

63 Yea

10 Nay

6 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Jun 11, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Sep 10, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 4–1

4 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Sep 11, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 4–2

4 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

2nd Reading AB596 Ortega By Cervantes

Senate · Sep 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 26–9

26 Yea

9 Nay

5 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 596 ORTEGA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Assembly · Sep 13, 2025Party-line vote

Failed 37–22

37 Yea

22 Nay

21 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Ortega.

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  2. Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. (Ayes 37. Noes 22. Page 3513.) Appropriations

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  3. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3477.)

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  4. Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 3004.).

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  7. Senate Rule 29 suspended. (Page 2961.)

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (September 11). Elections and Constitutional Amendments

    Sep 11, 2025 · Senate

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (September 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Sep 10, 2025 · Senate

  11. Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2731.)

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  12. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. Elections and Constitutional Amendments

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(C). Rules

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  14. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  15. Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Jun 24, 2025 · Senate

  17. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. Appropriations

    Jun 23, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11).

    Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

  20. Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

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

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 10. Page 1317.)

    Apr 28, 2025 · Assembly

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Assembly

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (April 23). Appropriations

    Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Mar 19, 2025 · Assembly

  26. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. Labor and Employment

    Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly

  28. Referred to Com. on L. & E. Labor and Employment

    Feb 24, 2025 · Assembly

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

    Feb 14, 2025 · Assembly

  30. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

In committee

Topics

Electionsballotdisclosures

Bill text

  • 02/13/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/10/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 06/12/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/09/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • AB596HTML

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