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CA AB 1512

enacted

Elections: ballot language.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1512 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1512 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 303, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1512 about?

Existing law specifies the format of language printed on ballots for various ballot measures relating to local governments, including cities, counties, school districts, and other special districts. This bill would revise these ballot language requirements. The bill would generally require the words "Yes" and "No" to be printed on separate lines of the ballot, with voting targets, to the right of or below the description of the proposal to be voted on.

Who sponsors CA AB 1512?

Committee on Elections is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1512.

Description

Existing law specifies the format of language printed on ballots for various ballot measures relating to local governments, including cities, counties, school districts, and other special districts. This bill would revise these ballot language requirements. The bill would generally require the words "Yes" and "No" to be printed on separate lines of the ballot, with voting targets, to the right of or below the description of the proposal to be voted on.

Introduced
2025-04-30
Latest action
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 303, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Electionsauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 303, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-09-02

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-08-26

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2025-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2249.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2025-07-16

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  7. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-05-21

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-05-08

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  10. 2025-05-08

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1488.)

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  11. 2025-05-05

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  12. 2025-05-01

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2

  13. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30).

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage

  14. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-11

    From printer. May be heard in committee April 10.

  16. 2025-03-10

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 03/10/25 - Introduced — 2025-03-10Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 08/27/25 - Enrolled — 2025-08-27Compare
  • 10/03/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-03Compare
  • AB1512Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended. 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

  • AB 1512 Elections Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-05-08 · pass · 69-0

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

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-07-15 · pass · 5-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB1512 ELECTIONS

    2025-08-25 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Reyes: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Hurtado: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Rubio: other

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