CA SB 1080
enactedCounty clerks: certification of records: signature.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1080 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1080 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-17): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1080 about?
Existing law requires the county clerk to act as the clerk of the board of supervisors in the county and to perform specified duties, including, among other things, to take charge of, safely keep, or dispose of pursuant to law all books, papers, and records that are filed or deposited in their office pursuant to law. Existing law requires the county clerk to keep an official seal of their office for use when performing official duties. This bill would authorize the county clerk to use a printed, stamped, photographically reproduced facsimile, electronic, or otherwise digitally created signature in certifying to a record in the county clerk's office, provided that the certification includes the official seal of the county clerk's office affixed thereto. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes, including eliminating gendered pronouns.
Who sponsors CA SB 1080?
Valladares is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1080.
Description
Existing law requires the county clerk to act as the clerk of the board of supervisors in the county and to perform specified duties, including, among other things, to take charge of, safely keep, or dispose of pursuant to law all books, papers, and records that are filed or deposited in their office pursuant to law. Existing law requires the county clerk to keep an official seal of their office for use when performing official duties. This bill would authorize the county clerk to use a printed, stamped, photographically reproduced facsimile, electronic, or otherwise digitally created signature in certifying to a record in the county clerk's office, provided that the certification includes the official seal of the county clerk's office affixed thereto. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes, including eliminating gendered pronouns.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-13
- Latest action
- 2026-06-17 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Valladaresauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-17
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-06-17
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-06-16
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-06-11
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5672.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-04
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-03
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 3).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-04
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-03-26
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-03-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3699.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-19
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-03-18
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3601.) (March 18).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-05
Set for hearing March 18.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-02-17
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2026-02-13
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-03-26 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Arreguín: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Niello: yes
- Becker: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grove: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
- Limón: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Jones: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Stern: other
- Blakespear: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-06-03 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Wilson: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
Related bills
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