CA AB 2281
enactedOffice of Elections Cybersecurity.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2281 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2281 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-19): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 337, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2281 about?
Existing law establishes the Office of Elections Cybersecurity within the Secretary of State's office to coordinate efforts between the Secretary of State and local elections officials to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents and to monitor and counteract false or misleading information regarding the electoral process. Existing law requires the Office of Elections Cybersecurity, among other things, to develop best practices for protecting against threats to election cybersecurity in consultation with federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations. This bill would also authorize the office to consult with academic researchers for that purpose. The bill would require the office to assess whether additional state resources are needed to replace election cybersecurity resources previously provided by the federal government.
Who sponsors CA AB 2281?
Berman is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2281.
Description
Existing law establishes the Office of Elections Cybersecurity within the Secretary of State's office to coordinate efforts between the Secretary of State and local elections officials to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents and to monitor and counteract false or misleading information regarding the electoral process. Existing law requires the Office of Elections Cybersecurity, among other things, to develop best practices for protecting against threats to election cybersecurity in consultation with federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations. This bill would also authorize the office to consult with academic researchers for that purpose. The bill would require the office to assess whether additional state resources are needed to replace election cybersecurity resources previously provided by the federal government.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-30
- Latest action
- 2026-09-19 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 337, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bermanauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-19
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 337, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-19
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-10
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 11.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 11. Page 6918.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-07-01
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-30
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
referral-committee
2026-05-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 9. Page 4991.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-15 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Pellerin: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: no
- Johnson: other
Do pass.
2026-04-29 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Solache: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Muratsuchi: other
- Ta: other
- Hoover: other
- Dixon: other
AB 2281 Berman Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-11 · pass · 55-9
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Haney: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Tangipa: no
- DeMaio: no
- Gallagher: no
- Patterson: no
- Hadwick: no
- Sanchez: no
- Dixon: no
- Macedo: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Solache: other
- Hoover: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Chen: other
- Lackey: other
- Flora: other
- Wallis: other
- Ellis: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ta: other
- Castillo: other
- Johnson: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Arambula: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Allen: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: no
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