CA SB 1430
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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1430 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1430 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1430 about?
When an election for governing board members of a school district or community college district is ordered, existing law requires the governing board of the district, or the board or officer authorized by law to make such designations, to adopt a resolution specifying the date and the purpose of the election and requires that resolution to be delivered, not fewer than 123 days before the election, to the county superintendent of schools and the officer conducting the election, as provided. This bill would require that resolution to instead be delivered not fewer than 125 days before the election. Existing law authorizes the governing body with jurisdiction over school buildings or other public buildings to allow its buildings to be used for polling places, for vote centers beginning up to 10 days before the election, or to store voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices. On the day that a school building is used as a polling place or vote center, the governing body may continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school. This bill would require the governing body to continue school in session on any schoolday when a school building is used for a vote center, except on election day when the governing body may continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school. The bill would make related clarifying and conforming changes.
Who sponsors CA SB 1430?
Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1430.
Description
When an election for governing board members of a school district or community college district is ordered, existing law requires the governing board of the district, or the board or officer authorized by law to make such designations, to adopt a resolution specifying the date and the purpose of the election and requires that resolution to be delivered, not fewer than 123 days before the election, to the county superintendent of schools and the officer conducting the election, as provided. This bill would require that resolution to instead be delivered not fewer than 125 days before the election. Existing law authorizes the governing body with jurisdiction over school buildings or other public buildings to allow its buildings to be used for polling places, for vote centers beginning up to 10 days before the election, or to store voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices. On the day that a school building is used as a polling place or vote center, the governing body may continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school. This bill would require the governing body to continue school in session on any schoolday when a school building is used for a vote center, except on election day when the governing body may continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school. The bill would make related clarifying and conforming changes.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-08-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendmentsauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2026.
2026-08-20
Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-11
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2026-08-06
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-06
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-06
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6086.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-07-02
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2026-06-04
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
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2026-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4525.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-26
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-04-22
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-21
Ordered to second reading.
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2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3971.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2026-04-21
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-08
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
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2026-03-18
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and ED.
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2026-03-06
From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 5.
2026-03-05
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-21 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
Special Consent SB1430 E. & C.A.
2026-05-28 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Niello: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ashby: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Dahle: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Ellis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Berman: yes
- Stefani: yes
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