Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.
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2025-2026 session
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 14, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17. · Feb 18, 2025
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S. · Feb 26, 2025
Set for hearing April 1. · Mar 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Apr 1, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 9, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Apr 21, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 23, 2025
Set for hearing May 5. · Apr 25, 2025
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 5, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1199.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 23, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1335.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 29, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 29, 2025
Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S. · Jun 5, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). · Jul 2, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Jul 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 16, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Aug 29, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2993.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 8, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 8, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2829.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 10, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 17, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 2, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 2, 2025
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Unfinished Business SB398 Umberg et al. ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-10 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 398 Umberg Senate Third Reading By BermanAssembly · 2025-09-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 79, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 9, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]Assembly · 2025-07-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Senate 3rd Reading SB398 Umberg et al.Senate · 2025-05-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 38, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do passSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-05 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]Senate · 2025-04-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 0, Abstain 0
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 2, 2025).