Vote by mail ballots and early voting.
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Became law
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2025-2026 session
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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 20, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. · Feb 23, 2026
Read first time. · Feb 23, 2026
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. · Mar 4, 2026
Set for hearing April 7. · Mar 16, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. · Mar 26, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 7, 2026
Set for hearing April 20. · Apr 10, 2026
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Apr 20, 2026
Set for hearing May 14. · May 8, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4276.) (May 14). · May 14, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · May 14, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 18, 2026
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4365.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 19, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 20, 2026
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. · May 26, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). · Jun 17, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 18, 2026
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5). · Aug 5, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Aug 6, 2026
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6159.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 13, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Aug 13, 2026
Ordered to special consent calendar. · Aug 25, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Aug 27, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 4, 2026
Approved by the Governor. · Sep 19, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 342, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 19, 2026
The numbers
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Recorded votes
Special Consent SB1420 Richardson Urgency ClauseSenate · 2026-08-27 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 1420 Richardson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionAssembly · 2026-08-13 · (PASS) · Ayes 72, Noes 0, Abstain 7
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2026-08-05 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2026-06-17 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Senate 3rd Reading SB1420 Richardson Urgency ClauseSenate · 2026-05-19 · (PASS) · Ayes 39, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2026-05-14 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2026-04-20 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2026-04-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 342, Statutes of 2026. (Sep 19, 2026).