CA SB 316
in committeeHigh school pupils: voter registration.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 316 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 316 is in committee as of 2025-08-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 316 about?
(1) Existing law authorizes the administrator of a high school to appoint one or more pupils who are enrolled at that high school to be voter outreach coordinators, as provided. This bill would specify that the administrator of a public or private high school may appoint one or more pupils who are enrolled at that high school to be voter outreach coordinators, as provided. (2) Existing law declares the last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September as "high school voter education weeks," during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register students and school personnel on any high school campus, as provided. Existing law establishes the California School for the Deaf, Northern California, the California School for the Deaf, Southern California, and the California School for the Blind, known as the state special schools, under the administration of the State Department of Education, as provided. This bill would, commencing with the 2026–27 school year, require the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, a state special school, and the governing body of a charter school that serves pupils in grade 11 to ensure that each of its pupils receives, at least once before the pupil completes grade 11, information on how to properly preregister to vote and register to vote, as provided. The bill would also require the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, a state special school, and the governing body of a charter school to ensure that, upon request of a pupil or a pupil's parent or guardian, information regarding where to acquire a paper copy of a voter registration card is provided to that pupil, such as a referral to the Secretary of State's internet website. To the extent that this bill would create new duties for local educational agencies or local officials, it would constitute a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize those educational entities to contract with a third-party nonprofit organization, with demonstrated experience providing nonpartisan youth civic engagement, to implement the requirements of these provisions. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA SB 316?
Reyes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 316, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
(1) Existing law authorizes the administrator of a high school to appoint one or more pupils who are enrolled at that high school to be voter outreach coordinators, as provided. This bill would specify that the administrator of a public or private high school may appoint one or more pupils who are enrolled at that high school to be voter outreach coordinators, as provided. (2) Existing law declares the last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September as "high school voter education weeks," during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register students and school personnel on any high school campus, as provided. Existing law establishes the California School for the Deaf, Northern California, the California School for the Deaf, Southern California, and the California School for the Blind, known as the state special schools, under the administration of the State Department of Education, as provided. This bill would, commencing with the 2026–27 school year, require the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, a state special school, and the governing body of a charter school that serves pupils in grade 11 to ensure that each of its pupils receives, at least once before the pupil completes grade 11, information on how to properly preregister to vote and register to vote, as provided. The bill would also require the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, a state special school, and the governing body of a charter school to ensure that, upon request of a pupil or a pupil's parent or guardian, information regarding where to acquire a paper copy of a voter registration card is provided to that pupil, such as a referral to the Secretary of State's internet website. To the extent that this bill would create new duties for local educational agencies or local officials, it would constitute a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize those educational entities to contract with a third-party nonprofit organization, with demonstrated experience providing nonpartisan youth civic engagement, to implement the requirements of these provisions. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-11
- Latest action
- 2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Reyesauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
- Solachecoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-11
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-02-12
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
2025-02-19
Referred to Coms. on ED. and E. & C.A.
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2025-03-03
Set for hearing March 19.
2025-03-19
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 420.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
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2025-04-04
Set for hearing April 29.
2025-04-29
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 933.) (April 29).
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2025-04-30
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1195.) (May 23).
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2025-06-03
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 1444.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-06-04
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-09
Referred to Coms. on ED. and ELECTIONS.
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2025-06-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-07-03
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
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2025-07-16
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 16).
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2025-07-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-08-20
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29
August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
2025-03-19 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Laird: yes
- Choi: no
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Limón: yes
- Choi: no
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading SB316 Reyes By Allen
2025-06-03 · pass · 28-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Gonzalez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Stern: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Limón: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: no
- Seyarto: no
- Niello: no
- Strickland: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Valladares: other
- Reyes: other
- Hurtado: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections]
2025-07-02 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Addis: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-16 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Bennett: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: other
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