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CA AB 604

enacted

Redistricting: congressional districts.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 604 pass?

Yes. CA AB 604 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-21. Latest recorded action (2025-08-21): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 604 about?

The California Constitution requires the Citizens Redistricting Commission to adjust the boundary lines of the congressional, State Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in the year following the year in which the national decennial census is taken and requires the districts be redrawn in conformance with specified standards. This bill would specify the elements that define the congressional districts if ACA 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is adopted by the voters. These provisions would become operative only if specified provisions of that constitutional amendment become operative, and would remain in effect only until a new map of congressional districts is certified by the Citizens Redistricting Commission as described above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA AB 604?

Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 604, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

The California Constitution requires the Citizens Redistricting Commission to adjust the boundary lines of the congressional, State Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in the year following the year in which the national decennial census is taken and requires the districts be redrawn in conformance with specified standards. This bill would specify the elements that define the congressional districts if ACA 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is adopted by the voters. These provisions would become operative only if specified provisions of that constitutional amendment become operative, and would remain in effect only until a new map of congressional districts is certified by the Citizens Redistricting Commission as described above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Introduced
2025-08-18
Latest action
2025-08-21 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Aguiar-Curryauthor
  • Gonzalezauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

    Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

  2. 2025-02-14

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 26).

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  5. 2025-03-27

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  6. 2025-04-01

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1.)

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  7. 2025-04-02

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

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  8. 2025-05-07

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

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  9. 2025-08-18

    (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2179.)

  10. 2025-08-18

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

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  11. 2025-08-18

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2188.)

  12. 2025-08-18

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2188.)

  13. 2025-08-19

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-08-20

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 20).

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  15. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-08-21

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2229.).

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  17. 2025-08-21

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 2694.)

  18. 2025-08-21

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  19. 2025-08-21

    Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 20. Page 2698.).

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  20. 2025-08-21

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

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  21. 2025-08-21

    Approved by the Governor.

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  22. 2025-08-21

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/13/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-13Compare
  • 08/18/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-18Compare
  • 08/21/25 - Chaptered — 2025-08-21Compare
  • 08/21/25 - Enrolled — 2025-08-21Compare
  • AB604Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-03-26 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
  • AB 604 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-04-01 · pass · 75-1

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Haney: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Essayli: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Davies: other
    • Alvarez: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Wicks: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-08-19 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Umberg: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Choi: no
  • Do pass

    2025-08-20 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: no
  • 3rd Reading AB604 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Gonzalez Urgency Clause

    2025-08-21 · pass · 30-9

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Choi: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Jones: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Niello: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Grove: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
  • AB 604 AGUIAR-CURRY Concurrence - Urgency Added

    2025-08-21 · pass · 56-20

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Berman: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Flora: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Bains: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Ta: no
    • Patterson: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Davies: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Chen: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Lee: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Addis: other

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