Skip to content
PoliTrackerPrototype - alpha version 0.1
← Policies

PassedPassed on 2026-09-19

Bill · California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · SB 259

Elections: vote by mail ballots.

Refreshed 16 h ago

Introduced 2025-02-03

Summary

No summary yet. The official text is available on the California site.

Full text and official record on California

Sponsors

  • 0 cosponsors

Recorded votes

DateChamberQuestionResultYeasNays
2025-07-15Lower house roll 1598511Do passpassed83
2025-06-24Lower house roll 1594646Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]passed104
2025-05-28Upper house roll 1580521Senate 3rd Reading SB259 Wahabpassed309
2025-04-22Upper house roll 1556142Do pass as amendedpassed111

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-19Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 331, Statutes of 2026.unclassified
2026-09-19Approved by the Governor.enact
2026-09-19enact
2026-09-19enact
2026-08-30Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.unclassified
2026-08-30Upper houseAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.unclassified
2026-08-30Upper houseUrgency clause adopted.unclassified
2026-08-30sent to executive
2026-08-28Upper houseIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.unclassified
2026-08-28Lower houseRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6778.) Ordered to the Senate.unclassified
2026-08-27Lower houseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.unclassified
2026-08-27Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27).unclassified
2026-08-27report
2026-08-25Lower houseJoint Rule 62(a) suspended.unclassified
2026-08-25Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.unclassified
2026-08-25Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.unclassified
2026-08-25refer
2026-08-25report
2026-08-25refer
2026-08-25report
2026-08-24Lower houseAssembly Rule 56 suspended.unclassified
2026-08-24Lower houseJoint Rule 62(a) suspended.unclassified
2026-08-24Lower houseRe-referred to Coms. on PUB. S., ELECTIONS, and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.unclassified
2026-08-24refer
2026-08-20Lower houseOrdered to third reading.unclassified
2026-08-20Lower houseRead third time and amended.unclassified
2026-08-19Lower houseOrdered to third reading.unclassified
2026-08-19Lower houseFrom inactive file.unclassified
2026-08-18Lower houseNotice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.unclassified
2025-09-12Lower houseOrdered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.unclassified
2025-09-09Lower houseOrdered to third reading.unclassified
2025-09-09Lower houseRead third time and amended.unclassified
2025-09-09Lower houseJoint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)unclassified
2025-09-05Lower houseOrdered to third reading.unclassified
2025-09-05Lower houseRead third time and amended.unclassified
2025-07-17Lower houseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.unclassified
2025-07-16Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 15).unclassified
2025-07-16report
2025-07-10Lower houseFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.unclassified
2025-07-10refer
2025-07-02Lower houseJuly 8 hearing postponed by committee.unclassified
2025-06-25Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.unclassified
2025-06-25refer
2025-06-25report
2025-06-19Lower houseFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.unclassified
2025-06-19refer
2025-06-13Lower houseFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.unclassified
2025-06-13refer
2025-06-05Lower houseReferred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.unclassified
2025-06-05refer
2025-05-28Lower houseIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.unclassified
2025-05-28Upper houseRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1295.) Ordered to the Assembly.unclassified
2025-05-28floor pass
2025-04-24Upper houseRead second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.unclassified
2025-04-23Upper houseFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 833.) (April 22).unclassified
2025-04-23report
2025-04-08Upper houseFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.unclassified
2025-04-08refer
2025-04-04Upper houseSet for hearing April 22.unclassified
2025-04-02Upper houseRe-referred to Com. on JUD.unclassified
2025-04-02refer
2025-03-24Upper houseFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.unclassified
2025-03-24refer
2025-02-14Upper houseReferred to Com. on RLS.unclassified
2025-02-14refer
2025-02-04Upper houseFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.unclassified
2025-02-03Upper houseIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.unclassified
2025-02-03introduce
Source: LegiScan, fetched 2026-11-01. Legislative data provided by LegiScan (legiscan.com). Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.