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CA AB 1214

introduced

Elections: official canvass.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1214 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1214 has been introduced as of 2025-09-03 but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-09-03): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Valladares.

What is CA AB 1214 about?

Existing law requires elections officials, beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, to post updated election results on their internet website at least once per week until publication of the certified statement of results or until the only ballots left to count are vote by mail ballots for which a voter has the opportunity either to verify or provide their signature. This bill would increase that posting requirement to at least twice per week. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 1214?

Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1214, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires elections officials, beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, to post updated election results on their internet website at least once per week until publication of the certified statement of results or until the only ballots left to count are vote by mail ballots for which a voter has the opportunity either to verify or provide their signature. This bill would increase that posting requirement to at least twice per week. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-09-03 — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Valladares.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pattersonauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • DeMaiocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  5. 2025-04-09

    Coauthors revised.

  6. 2025-04-09

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

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  7. 2025-04-22

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

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  8. 2025-04-23

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  9. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2025-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  11. 2025-05-15

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  12. 2025-05-23

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1664.)

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  13. 2025-05-23

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

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  14. 2025-06-04

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

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  15. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2025-08-19

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  17. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  18. 2025-08-21

    Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2025-08-21

    From Consent Calendar.

  20. 2025-09-03

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Valladares.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reconsideration.

    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 and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-09 · fail · 2-4

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Macedo: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Stefani: no
    • Pellerin: no
    • Berman: no
    • Solache: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-30 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Macedo: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bennett: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes

  • AB 1214 Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-05-23 · pass · 71-0

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-15 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Allen: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes

Related bills

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