Senate bill · 20252026
SB 259
Elections: vote by mail ballots.
Progress
593 days from first to latest action, across 45 recorded actions.
Filed
Feb 3
Referred to committee
Feb 14
Heard in committee
Apr 23
Reported from committee
Apr 23
Passed first chamber
May 28
Passed second chamber
Aug 28
Sent to governor
Aug 30
Became law
Sep 19
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
Senate · Apr 22, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 11–1
11 Yea
1 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
3rd Reading
Senate · May 28, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 30–9
30 Yea
9 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Assembly · Jun 24, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 10–4
10 Yea
4 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Do pass.
Assembly · Jul 15, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 8–3
8 Yea
3 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Assembly · Aug 25, 2026Party-line vote
Passed 6–2
6 Yea
2 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections]
Assembly · Aug 25, 2026Party-line vote
Passed 7–2
7 Yea
2 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Do pass.
Assembly · Aug 27, 2026Party-line vote
Passed 9–3
9 Yea
3 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
SB 259 Wahab Third Reading Urgency By Pellerin
Assembly · Aug 28, 2026Party-line vote
Passed 59–16
59 Yea
16 Nay
4 Absent / not voting
Unfinished Business SB259 Wahab Urgency Clause Concurrence
Senate · Aug 30, 2026Party-line vote
Passed 30–10
30 Yea
10 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 331, Statutes of 2026.
Sep 19, 2026 · Joint
Approved by the Governor.
Sep 19, 2026 · Joint
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
Aug 30, 2026 · Joint
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 6115.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Judiciary
Aug 30, 2026 · Senate
Urgency clause adopted.
Aug 30, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Aug 28, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6778.) Ordered to the Senate.
Aug 28, 2026 · Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug 27, 2026 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27). Appropriations
Aug 27, 2026 · Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations
Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. Elections
Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
Aug 24, 2026 · Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
Aug 24, 2026 · Assembly
Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S., ELECTIONS, and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Public Safety
Aug 24, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
Aug 20, 2026 · Assembly
Read third time and amended.
Aug 20, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
Aug 19, 2026 · Assembly
From inactive file.
Aug 19, 2026 · Assembly
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Aug 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Sep 12, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Read third time and amended.
Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)
Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly
Read third time and amended.
Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 15). Judiciary
Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary
Jul 10, 2025 · Assembly
July 8 hearing postponed by committee.
Jul 2, 2025 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary
Jun 25, 2025 · Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. Privacy and Consumer Protection
Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. Privacy and Consumer Protection
Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. Privacy and Consumer Protection
Jun 5, 2025 · Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1295.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 833.) (April 22). Judiciary
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary
Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 22.
Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary
Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Rules
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules
Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
Feb 4, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Rules
Senate
Referred Feb 14, 2025 · never reported
- Judiciary
Senate
Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 21 days
- Privacy and Consumer Protection
Assembly
Referred Jun 5, 2025 · heard Jun 25, 2025 · reported after 20 days
- Judiciary
Assembly
Referred Jun 25, 2025 · heard Jul 16, 2025 · reported after 21 days
- Public Safety
Assembly
Referred Aug 24, 2026 · heard Aug 25, 2026 · reported after 1 day
- Appropriations
Assembly
Referred Aug 25, 2026 · heard Aug 27, 2026 · reported after 2 days
- Elections
Assembly
Referred Aug 25, 2026 · heard Aug 25, 2026 · reported after 0 days
Topics
Bill text
- 02/03/25 - IntroducedPDF
- 03/24/25 - Amended SenatePDF
- 04/08/25 - Amended SenatePDF
- 04/24/25 - Amended SenatePDF
- 06/13/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
- 06/19/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
- 07/10/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
- 09/05/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
- 09/09/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
- 08/20/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
- 08/30/26 - EnrolledPDF
- 09/19/26 - ChapteredPDF
- SB259HTML
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