Bill Commons

CA AB 1539

enacted

Presidential elections: qualifications for office.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1539 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1539 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 880, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1539 about?

The Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the election of any person to the office of the President more than twice. Under existing state law, each qualified political party is required to notify the Secretary of State of the names of the party's nominees for President and Vice President on or before the 75th day before a presidential general election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to cause the names of each party's nominees for President and Vice President to be placed upon the ballot for the election. This bill would require a representative of each qualified political party, and a representative of each independent presidential candidate or write-in presidential candidate, to certify to the Secretary of State, under penalty of perjury, that their nominees for President and Vice President are both qualified to be elected President under the Twenty-Second Amendment. If that certification is not made by the 75th day before the general election for the candidate of each qualified political party and an independent candidate, or by the 14th day before the general election for a write-in candidate, the bill would prohibit placing the names of those nominees for President and Vice President upon the ballot for the election. By expanding the crime of perjury, the 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 1539?

Addis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1539, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

The Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the election of any person to the office of the President more than twice. Under existing state law, each qualified political party is required to notify the Secretary of State of the names of the party's nominees for President and Vice President on or before the 75th day before a presidential general election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to cause the names of each party's nominees for President and Vice President to be placed upon the ballot for the election. This bill would require a representative of each qualified political party, and a representative of each independent presidential candidate or write-in presidential candidate, to certify to the Secretary of State, under penalty of perjury, that their nominees for President and Vice President are both qualified to be elected President under the Twenty-Second Amendment. If that certification is not made by the 75th day before the general election for the candidate of each qualified political party and an independent candidate, or by the 14th day before the general election for a write-in candidate, the bill would prohibit placing the names of those nominees for President and Vice President upon the ballot for the election. By expanding the crime of perjury, the 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2026-03-25
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 880, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Addisauthor
  • Wahabcoauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 880, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6566.).

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  6. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).

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  8. 2026-08-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-17

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-10

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-07-29

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-17

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

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  16. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  17. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S.

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  18. 2026-05-27

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

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  19. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)

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  20. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5393.)

  21. 2026-05-19

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5152.)

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  22. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  23. 2026-05-14

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

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  24. 2026-04-15

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

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  25. 2026-04-06

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  26. 2026-03-26

    Read second time and amended.

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  27. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25).

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  28. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  29. 2026-01-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  30. 2026-01-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 05/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-19Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 08/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-17Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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  • AB1539Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gallagher: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Dixon: other

  • AB 1539 Addis Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 75-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Dixon: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Gabriel: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 4-1

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: no

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