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CA SB 406

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Elections: ballot submission deadline.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 406 pass?

No. CA SB 406 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 406 about?

Under existing law, a vote-by-mail ballot is timely cast if it is postmarked or otherwise time-stamped on or before election day and received in the mail no later than 7 days after election day. This bill would instead require a vote-by-mail ballot to be returned to the applicable elections official no later than the close of the polls on election day, except that the bill would require a vote-by-mail ballot cast by a military or overseas voter to be counted if it is postmarked on or before election day and received no later than 7 days after election day.

Who sponsors CA SB 406?

Choi is the primary sponsor of CA SB 406, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Under existing law, a vote-by-mail ballot is timely cast if it is postmarked or otherwise time-stamped on or before election day and received in the mail no later than 7 days after election day. This bill would instead require a vote-by-mail ballot to be returned to the applicable elections official no later than the close of the polls on election day, except that the bill would require a vote-by-mail ballot cast by a military or overseas voter to be counted if it is postmarked on or before election day and received no later than 7 days after election day.

Introduced
2025-02-14
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Choiauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Grovecoauthor
  • Jonescoauthor
  • Niellocoauthor
  • Seyartocoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • DeMaiocoauthor
  • Essaylicoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    failure

  2. 2025-04-01

    April 1 set for first hearing. Held in committee without recommendation.

  3. 2025-03-20

    Set for hearing April 1.

  4. 2025-03-19

    Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-18

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  6. 2025-02-14

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB406

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