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CA AB 1164

in committee

Elections: Voter Bill of Rights.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1164 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1164 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1164 about?

Existing law requires a Voter Bill of Rights to be printed in the state voter information guide and to be included on posters provided to each precinct. The Voter Bill of Rights informs voters, among other things, that they have the right to receive a new ballot if they made a mistake. This bill would also require the Voter Bill of Rights to inform voters that they have the right to receive a new ballot if they do not have a ballot or their ballot has been damaged.

Who sponsors CA AB 1164?

Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1164.

Description

Existing law requires a Voter Bill of Rights to be printed in the state voter information guide and to be included on posters provided to each precinct. The Voter Bill of Rights informs voters, among other things, that they have the right to receive a new ballot if they made a mistake. This bill would also require the Voter Bill of Rights to inform voters that they have the right to receive a new ballot if they do not have a ballot or their ballot has been damaged.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-08-29 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ransomauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-29

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-07-16

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

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  4. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15).

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-27

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  6. 2025-06-24

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  7. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  8. 2025-06-03

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  9. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1881.)

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  10. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  12. 2025-04-30

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

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  13. 2025-04-23

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-22

    Read second time and amended.

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  15. 2025-04-21

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9).

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  16. 2025-03-19

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  17. 2025-03-18

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.

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  18. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  19. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  20. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  21. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/18/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-18Compare
  • 04/22/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-22Compare
  • 06/24/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-24Compare
  • 07/16/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-16Compare
  • AB1164Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-09 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Macedo: yes
  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: other
  • AB 1164 Ransom Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Rivas: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ellis: other
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-15 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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