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CA AB 1249

enacted

Early voting: satellite locations.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1249 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1249 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-03. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 296, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1249 about?

Existing law requires an elections official, no later than 29 days before the day of an election, to begin mailing vote by mail ballots to registered voters. Existing law permits a voter using a vote by mail ballot to vote the ballot at the office of the elections official, including satellite locations, before the close of polls on election day. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of a satellite location by issuing a general news release no later than 14 days before voting at the satellite location may occur. Existing law requires a vote by mail ballot voted at a satellite location pursuant to the above provisions to be placed in a vote by mail voter identification envelope for processing, except as specified. This bill would permit a voter using a vote by mail ballot, no later than 29 days before the day of an election, to vote the ballot at the office of the elections official or a satellite location. For a statewide election, if the county does not conduct an all-mailed ballot election, as specified, the bill would require the county to provide at least one early voting location on the Saturday before the day of the election that is open for at least 6 hours. The bill would require the early voting location to permit the voter to return their vote by mail ballot, register to vote, receive and vote a provisional ballot, and receive a replacement ballot, among other requirements. The bill would repeal the above requirement that the voter use a voter identification envelope when voting their vote by mail ballot at the satellite location. The bill would repeal the above requirement that the elections official issue a news release regarding satellite locations, and instead require the elections official to provide notice of a satellite location not later than two weeks before voting may occur at the satellite location. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, the bill would create 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 1249?

Wilson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1249.

Description

Existing law requires an elections official, no later than 29 days before the day of an election, to begin mailing vote by mail ballots to registered voters. Existing law permits a voter using a vote by mail ballot to vote the ballot at the office of the elections official, including satellite locations, before the close of polls on election day. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of a satellite location by issuing a general news release no later than 14 days before voting at the satellite location may occur. Existing law requires a vote by mail ballot voted at a satellite location pursuant to the above provisions to be placed in a vote by mail voter identification envelope for processing, except as specified. This bill would permit a voter using a vote by mail ballot, no later than 29 days before the day of an election, to vote the ballot at the office of the elections official or a satellite location. For a statewide election, if the county does not conduct an all-mailed ballot election, as specified, the bill would require the county to provide at least one early voting location on the Saturday before the day of the election that is open for at least 6 hours. The bill would require the early voting location to permit the voter to return their vote by mail ballot, register to vote, receive and vote a provisional ballot, and receive a replacement ballot, among other requirements. The bill would repeal the above requirement that the voter use a voter identification envelope when voting their vote by mail ballot at the satellite location. The bill would repeal the above requirement that the elections official issue a news release regarding satellite locations, and instead require the elections official to provide notice of a satellite location not later than two weeks before voting may occur at the satellite location. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, the bill would create 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
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 296, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wilsonauthor

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. 2025-03-24

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

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  5. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  6. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  7. 2025-04-21

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 9).

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  8. 2025-04-22

    Read second time and amended.

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  9. 2025-04-23

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2025-04-30

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

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  11. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).

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  12. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2025-05-29

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1789.)

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  14. 2025-06-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 19. Page 2060.)

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  15. 2025-06-05

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

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  16. 2025-06-18

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

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  17. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 15).

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  18. 2025-07-16

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

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  19. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  20. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).

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  21. 2025-08-29

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2659.).

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  23. 2025-09-09

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  24. 2025-09-10

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 18. Page 3247.).

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  25. 2025-09-22

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  26. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

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  27. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 296, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 04/22/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-22Compare
  • 05/29/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-29Compare
  • 07/16/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-16Compare
  • 09/12/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-12Compare
  • 10/03/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-03Compare
  • AB1249Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-09 · pass · 5-2

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

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Sanchez: other

  • AB 1249 Wilson Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-04 · pass · 60-19

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lackey: no
    • Chen: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Davies: no
    • Flora: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Wallis: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Ta: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-15 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Limón: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Choi: no

  • 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

  • Do pass

    2025-08-29 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • 3rd Reading AB1249 Wilson By Limón

    2025-09-09 · pass · 30-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Grove: no
    • Jones: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no

  • AB 1249 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-11 · pass · 60-18

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ta: no
    • Chen: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Davies: no
    • Flora: no
    • Patterson: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Tangipa: other
    • Lackey: other

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