CA AB 2753
in committeeElective office: sex offenders.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2753 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 2753 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
What is CA AB 2753 about?
Existing law prescribes various eligibility and procedural requirements for a person to become a candidate for elective office. A person may not be a candidate for, or elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving bribery, embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. This bill would additionally prohibit a person from being a candidate for, or elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has ever been required to register as a sex offender.
Who sponsors CA AB 2753?
Soria is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2753.
Description
Existing law prescribes various eligibility and procedural requirements for a person to become a candidate for elective office. A person may not be a candidate for, or elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving bribery, embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. This bill would additionally prohibit a person from being a candidate for, or elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has ever been required to register as a sex offender.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-06-30 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Soriaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-30
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
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2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
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2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 4960.)
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2026-04-16
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15).
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2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
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2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
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2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass.
2026-04-15 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Pellerin: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Elhawary: other
AB 2753 Soria Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-07 · pass · 60-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bonta: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Lee: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Wicks: other
- Hart: other
- Schultz: other
- Hoover: other
- Ward: other
- Elhawary: other
- Bryan: other
- Flora: other
- Jackson: other
- Chen: other
- Garcia: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Kalra: other
- Harabedian: other
[First] hearing set for [06-30-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
2026-06-30 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Choi: yes
Do pass
2026-06-30 · fail · 2-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Cervantes: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wiener: no
- Allen: other
- Umberg: other
Related bills
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