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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 73

Elections.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

497 days from first to latest action, across 37 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 15

  2. Referred to committee

    Jan 29

  3. Heard in committee

    Jan 13

  4. Reported from committee

    Jan 13

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jan 27

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 22

  7. Sent to governor

    May 26

  8. Became law

    May 27

AssemblySenateFebAprJunAugOctDecFebApr

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

Senate · Jan 13, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 4–1

4 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Jan 20, 2026

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Jan 22, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 5–2

5 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

Senate · Jan 27, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 30–10

30 Yea

10 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · May 6, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 6–1

6 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · May 6, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 7–1

7 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · May 13, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 11–3

11 Yea

3 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 73 Cervantes Third Reading Urgency By Pellerin

Assembly · May 22, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 57–19

57 Yea

19 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB73 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

Senate · May 26, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 29–8

29 Yea

8 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 10, Statutes of 2026.

    May 27, 2026 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    May 27, 2026 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

    May 26, 2026 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4439.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    May 26, 2026 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    May 22, 2026 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 5251.) Ordered to the Senate.

    May 22, 2026 · Assembly

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    May 18, 2026 · Assembly

  8. Read third time and amended.

    May 18, 2026 · Assembly

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 14, 2026 · Assembly

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 13). Appropriations

    May 13, 2026 · Assembly

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

    May 11, 2026 · Assembly

  12. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 16. Page 4947.)

    May 7, 2026 · Assembly

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (May 6).

    May 7, 2026 · Assembly

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. Public Safety

    May 6, 2026 · Assembly

  15. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Ayes 45. Noes 15. Page 4873.)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Assembly

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. Elections

    Apr 27, 2026 · Assembly

  17. Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S. Elections

    Apr 27, 2026 · Assembly

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly

  19. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 3296.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3268.) (January 22). Appropriations

    Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

  22. Set for hearing January 22.

    Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

  23. January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Jan 20, 2026 · Senate

  24. Set for hearing January 20.

    Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3212.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

  26. Set for hearing January 13.

    Jan 7, 2026 · Senate

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

    Jan 5, 2026 · Senate

  28. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Jan 5, 2026 · Senate

  29. Withdrawn from committee.

    Jan 5, 2026 · Senate

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. Environmental Quality

    Jan 5, 2026 · Senate

  31. March 19 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  32. Set for hearing March 19.

    Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

  33. March 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

    Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

  34. Set for hearing March 5.

    Feb 25, 2025 · Senate

  35. Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and HOUSING. Environmental Quality

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

  36. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.

    Jan 16, 2025 · Senate

  37. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Jan 15, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 7 coauthors or sponsors

Show 7 more
  • Scott Wiener coauthorD
  • Corey Jackson coauthorD
  • Sade Elhawary coauthorD
  • Tom Umberg authorD
  • Steve Bennett coauthorD
  • Gail Pellerin principal coauthorD
  • Dawn Addis coauthorD

In committee

  • Environmental Quality

    Senate

    Referred Jan 29, 2025 · never reported

  • Elections and Constitutional Amendments

    Senate

    Referred Jan 5, 2026 · heard Jan 13, 2026 · reported after 8 days

  • Rules

    Senate

    Referred Jan 5, 2026 · never reported

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred Jan 13, 2026 · heard Jan 22, 2026 · reported after 9 days

  • Elections

    Assembly

    Referred Apr 27, 2026 · heard May 6, 2026 · reported after 9 days

  • Public Safety

    Assembly

    Referred May 6, 2026 · heard May 7, 2026 · reported after 1 day

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred May 11, 2026 · heard May 13, 2026 · reported after 2 days

Topics

Elections

Bill text

  • 01/15/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 01/05/26 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 04/27/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 05/11/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 05/18/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 05/26/26 - EnrolledPDF
  • 05/27/26 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB73HTML

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AB 2786Elections.Committee on Elections–Became lawBecame lawAug 27, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 143, Statutes of 2026.
AB 287Elections: polling places and vote centers.Tom LackeyRBecame lawBecame lawOct 3, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 253, Statutes of 2025.
AB 2604Elections: ballot curing.Marc BermanDBecame lawBecame lawSep 27, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 628, Statutes of 2026.
AB 5Elections: official canvass.Marc BermanDBecame lawBecame lawOct 3, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 250, Statutes of 2025.
AB 282Elections: seizure of election materials.Gail PellerinDBecame lawBecame lawSep 19, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 330, Statutes of 2026.
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