CA AB 2153
enactedVoter registration: residency confirmation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2153 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2153 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 112, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2153 about?
Existing law requires county elections officials to update a voter's registration record if change-of-address information indicates the voter has moved to a new residence address in California. Existing law requires county elections officials to change a voter's registration status to inactive if mailings have been returned as undeliverable or if other sources of information indicate that the voter has moved out of state. This bill would repeal an obsolete version of these requirements.
Who sponsors CA AB 2153?
Berman is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2153.
Description
Existing law requires county elections officials to update a voter's registration record if change-of-address information indicates the voter has moved to a new residence address in California. Existing law requires county elections officials to change a voter's registration status to inactive if mailings have been returned as undeliverable or if other sources of information indicate that the voter has moved out of state. This bill would repeal an obsolete version of these requirements.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-08-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 112, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bermanauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 112, Statutes of 2026.
2026-08-20
Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-10
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2026-08-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-03
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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2026-08-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5252.).
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2026-07-01
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
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2026-04-09
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-09
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4556.)
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2026-03-26
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-03-25
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25).
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2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
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2026-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-03-25 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Solache: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Addis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
AB 2153 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-09 · pass · 64-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Alanis: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Hart: yes
- Davies: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Papan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Soria: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Patel: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: other
- Schultz: other
- Bennett: other
- Ávila Farías: other
- Haney: other
- Gallagher: other
- Flora: other
- Kalra: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Ortega: other
- Zbur: other
- Addis: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Bonta: other
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Choi: yes
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