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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 953

Political Reform Act of 1974: contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

223 days from first to latest action, across 25 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 20

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 30

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 30

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 23

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 8

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 16

  8. Became law

    Oct 1

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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 as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Assembly · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Assembly · May 14, 2025

Passed 15–0

15 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 953 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day

Assembly · May 23, 2025

Passed 71–0

71 Yea

0 Nay

8 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Senate · Jul 1, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading AB953 Pacheco et al. By Umberg

Senate · Sep 8, 2025

Passed 39–0

39 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 953 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Assembly · Sep 9, 2025

Passed 80–0

80 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 170, Statutes of 2025.

    Oct 1, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Oct 1, 2025 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    Sep 16, 2025 · Joint

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3115.). Appropriations

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    Sep 8, 2025 · Assembly

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2608.).

    Sep 8, 2025 · Senate

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    Jul 17, 2025 · Senate

  8. From Consent Calendar.

    Jul 17, 2025 · Senate

  9. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    Jul 15, 2025 · Senate

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. Appropriations

    Jul 14, 2025 · Senate

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

    Jul 2, 2025 · Senate

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).

    Jul 1, 2025 · Senate

  13. Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. Elections and Constitutional Amendments

    Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1663.)

    May 23, 2025 · Assembly

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    May 15, 2025 · Assembly

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). Appropriations

    May 14, 2025 · Assembly

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    May 5, 2025 · Assembly

  19. Read second time and amended.

    May 1, 2025 · Assembly

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30).

    Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

  21. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. Elections

    Mar 25, 2025 · Assembly

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 24, 2025 · Assembly

  23. Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. Elections

    Mar 24, 2025 · Assembly

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

    Feb 21, 2025 · Assembly

  25. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 20, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

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  • Juan Alanis authorR

In committee

Topics

PoliticalReformActof1974contributionsandexpendituresbyforeignnationals

Bill text

  • 02/20/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/24/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 05/01/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/02/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/11/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/01/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • AB953HTML

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