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CA SB 162

enacted

Elections.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 162 pass?

Yes. CA SB 162 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-17. Latest recorded action (2025-09-17): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 162 about?

A special election will be held throughout the state on November 4, 2025. Existing law authorizes consolidation of a local election for the submission of any question, proposition, or office to be filled, which was called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, with the statewide special election. Existing law prohibits a county elections official from certifying the results of the statewide special election before the 28th calendar day following the election. This bill would also prohibit a county elections official from certifying the results of a local election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, before the 28th calendar day following the election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to report on the final costs of the statewide special election to the Director of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than April 1, 2026. This bill would appropriate $100,000 from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for purposes of that report. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Who sponsors CA SB 162?

Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review is the primary sponsor of CA SB 162.

Description

A special election will be held throughout the state on November 4, 2025. Existing law authorizes consolidation of a local election for the submission of any question, proposition, or office to be filled, which was called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, with the statewide special election. Existing law prohibits a county elections official from certifying the results of the statewide special election before the 28th calendar day following the election. This bill would also prohibit a county elections official from certifying the results of a local election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, before the 28th calendar day following the election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to report on the final costs of the statewide special election to the Director of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than April 1, 2026. This bill would appropriate $100,000 from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for purposes of that report. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-09-17 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill,appropriation
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Reviewauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-01-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.

  3. 2025-02-05

    Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-17

    Ordered to second reading.

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  5. 2025-03-17

    Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)

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  6. 2025-03-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2025-03-20

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 451.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  8. 2025-03-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  9. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-09-08

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

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  11. 2025-09-10

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  12. 2025-09-10

    Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 3164.)

  13. 2025-09-10

    Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-09-11

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 3338.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  15. 2025-09-12

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  16. 2025-09-12

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 2957.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  17. 2025-09-15

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  18. 2025-09-17

    Approved by the Governor.

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  19. 2025-09-17

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 01/23/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-23Compare
  • 09/08/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-08Compare
  • 09/12/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-12Compare
  • 09/17/25 - Chaptered — 2025-09-17Compare
  • SB162Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading SB162 B. & F.R.

    2025-03-20 · pass · 28-10

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

  • SB 162 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    2025-09-12 · pass · 59-19

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

  • Unfinished Business SB162 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    2025-09-12 · pass · 29-0

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

Related bills

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