Bill Commons

CA AB 94

enacted

Recall elections: successors.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 94 pass?

Yes. CA AB 94 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 94 about?

(1) Existing law specifies procedures for the recall election of a local officer. Under existing law, if a majority of the votes on a recall proposal for a local officer are in the affirmative, the officer is removed and the office remains vacant until it is filled according to law. This bill would provide that when the local officer is recalled and removed, that officer may not be appointed to fill the vacancy. (2) Existing law provides that if at a statewide recall election an officer is recalled, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office shall be declared elected for the unexpired term of the recalled officer. This bill would make clarifying changes to the above provision.

Who sponsors CA AB 94?

Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 94.

Description

(1) Existing law specifies procedures for the recall election of a local officer. Under existing law, if a majority of the votes on a recall proposal for a local officer are in the affirmative, the officer is removed and the office remains vacant until it is filled according to law. This bill would provide that when the local officer is recalled and removed, that officer may not be appointed to fill the vacancy. (2) Existing law provides that if at a statewide recall election an officer is recalled, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office shall be declared elected for the unexpired term of the recalled officer. This bill would make clarifying changes to the above provision.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2025.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bennettauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-09-11

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-09-04

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2025-09-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2514.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2025-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  7. 2025-07-01

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-06-09

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  9. 2025-05-07

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

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-04-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-01

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.)

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  12. 2025-04-01

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 963.)

  13. 2025-03-27

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  14. 2025-03-26

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

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-01-08

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.

  17. 2025-01-07

    Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

Versions

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 94 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-04-01 · pass · 76-0

    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
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wallis: 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
    • Davies: other
    • Alvarez: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Wicks: other

  • Do pass

    2025-07-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Allen: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Choi: yes

  • 3rd Reading AB94 Bennett By Umberg

    2025-09-04 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Reyes: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB94

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