CA ACA 8
enactedA resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 4 to Article XXI thereof, relating to redistricting.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA ACA 8 pass?
Yes. CA ACA 8 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-21. Latest recorded action (2025-08-21): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 156, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA ACA 8 about?
The California Constitution establishes the Citizens Redistricting Commission, which is required to adjust the boundary lines of congressional, Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in the year following the year in which the national census is taken at the beginning of each decade. This measure, which would include a legislative finding that it is in response to redistricting in Texas in 2025, would, notwithstanding the authority of the Citizens Redistricting Commission, require the state to temporarily use the congressional districts reflected in AB 604 of the 2025–26 Regular Session for every congressional election until the new congressional boundary lines are drawn by the commission in 2031.
Who sponsors CA ACA 8?
Rivas is the primary sponsor of CA ACA 8, joined by 62 cosponsors.
Description
The California Constitution establishes the Citizens Redistricting Commission, which is required to adjust the boundary lines of congressional, Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in the year following the year in which the national census is taken at the beginning of each decade. This measure, which would include a legislative finding that it is in response to redistricting in Texas in 2025, would, notwithstanding the authority of the Citizens Redistricting Commission, require the state to temporarily use the congressional districts reflected in AB 604 of the 2025–26 Regular Session for every congressional election until the new congressional boundary lines are drawn by the commission in 2031.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2025-08-21 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 156, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- constitutional amendment
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Rivasauthor
- Garciacoauthor
- Gipsoncoauthor
- Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
- Haneycoauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Hartcoauthor
- Jacksoncoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
- McKinnorcoauthor
- Muratsuchicoauthor
- Nguyencoauthor
- Ortegacoauthor
- Pachecocoauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
- Petrie-Norriscoauthor
- Quirk-Silvacoauthor
- Ransomcoauthor
- Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor
- Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
- Rogerscoauthor
- Blanca Rubiocoauthor
- Stefanicoauthor
- Valenciacoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
- Wickscoauthor
- Wilsoncoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
- Archuletacoauthor
- Beckercoauthor
- Cabaldoncoauthor
- Caballerocoauthor
- Cervantescoauthor
- Cortesecoauthor
- Durazocoauthor
- Gonzalezcoauthor
- Graysoncoauthor
- Lairdcoauthor
- Limóncoauthor
- Padillacoauthor
- Pérezcoauthor
- Reyescoauthor
- Sterncoauthor
- Umbergcoauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
- Weber Piersoncoauthor
- Wienercoauthor
- McGuireauthor
- Addiscoauthor
- Aguiar-Currycoauthor
- Ahrenscoauthor
- Ávila Faríascoauthor
- Bauer-Kahancoauthor
- Bennettcoauthor
- Bermancoauthor
- Bontacoauthor
- Bryancoauthor
- Calozacoauthor
- Carrillocoauthor
- Connollycoauthor
- Fongcoauthor
- Elhawarycoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-20
Introduced. To print.
introduction
2025-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-06-16
Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and APPR.
referral-committee
2025-07-16
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage,referral-committee
2025-08-18
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-08-18
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2645.)
2025-08-18
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 2644.)
2025-08-18
(Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2644.)
2025-08-18
Assembly Rule 66 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2646.)
2025-08-18
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2645.)
2025-08-18
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2646.)
2025-08-18
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2025-08-19
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage,referral-committee
2025-08-20
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-08-21
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 2688.)
amendment-passage,passage
2025-08-21
Amended. Ordered to third reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 2683.)
2025-08-21
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 2684.)
2025-08-21
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-08-21
Senate Rule 19 suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2226.)
2025-08-21
Joint Rule 10.5 suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2227.)
2025-08-21
In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2025-08-21
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2231.)
amendment-passage,passage
2025-08-21
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2025-08-21
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:45 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-08-21
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 156, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-16 · pass · 4-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: no
- Stefani: other
Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-08-19 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: no
- Solache: yes
- Berman: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pellerin: yes
Be adopted.
2025-08-20 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Fong: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Dixon: no
3rd Reading ACA8 Rivas et al. By McGuire
2025-08-21 · pass · 30-8
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
- Jones: no
- Dahle: no
- Niello: no
- Valladares: no
- Grove: no
- Seyarto: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
ACA 8 RIVAS Assembly Third Reading By BERMAN
2025-08-21 · pass · 57-20
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
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ávila Farías: 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
- Addis: other
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