CA SB 512
vetoedDistrict elections: initiatives.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 512 pass?
No. CA SB 512 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Veto sustained.
What is CA SB 512 about?
Existing law prescribes the procedures by which a proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of a district by an initiative measure. These procedures do not apply to specified districts, including a district formed under a law that does not provide a procedure for elections. This bill would authorize the voters of any district that has authority to impose a transactions and use tax for transportation purposes to impose a retail transactions and use tax by an initiative measure. The bill would prohibit the initiative tax from exceeding the maximum authorized rate for a tax imposed by an ordinance enacted by the governing body of the district, and the bill would require the initiative measure to contain all spending limitations and substantive accountability standards applicable to a tax imposed by an ordinance enacted by the governing body. To the extent the bill would increase the duties of county elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 512?
Pérez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 512, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law prescribes the procedures by which a proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of a district by an initiative measure. These procedures do not apply to specified districts, including a district formed under a law that does not provide a procedure for elections. This bill would authorize the voters of any district that has authority to impose a transactions and use tax for transportation purposes to impose a retail transactions and use tax by an initiative measure. The bill would prohibit the initiative tax from exceeding the maximum authorized rate for a tax imposed by an ordinance enacted by the governing body of the district, and the bill would require the initiative measure to contain all spending limitations and substantive accountability standards applicable to a tax imposed by an ordinance enacted by the governing body. To the extent the bill would increase the duties of county elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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
- 2025-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-02 — Veto sustained.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pérezauthor
- Bennettcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-02
Veto sustained.
2026-03-02
Stricken from file.
2025-10-13
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13
Vetoed by the Governor.
executive-veto
2025-09-22
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-09-11
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2898.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-09
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 2752.)
committee-passage
2025-09-08
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2570.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-09-08
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
referral-committee
2025-09-04
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 19. Page 2938.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2025-08-21
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-08-20
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-07-16
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 16).
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2025-06-19
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
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2025-06-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
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2025-05-12
Referred to Com. on E.M.
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2025-04-10
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-04-10
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-04-08
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2025-04-07
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2025-03-28
Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 531.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-03-03
Set for hearing March 25.
2025-02-26
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2025-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19
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 [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-03-25 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Jones: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Dahle: other
- Smallwood-Cuevas: other
Consent Calendar 2nd
2025-04-10 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Pérez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Becker: yes
- Jones: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Limón: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Reyes: other
- Seyarto: other
- Niello: other
- Smallwood-Cuevas: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-16 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Bennett: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: no
Do pass.
2025-08-20 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Fong: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Dixon: no
SB 512 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Wicks
2025-09-04 · pass · 50-19
Member-level votes (79)
- Mark González: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hart: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lee: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Haney: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Connolly: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Addis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Dixon: no
- Hadwick: no
- Ta: no
- Ellis: no
- Wallis: no
- Castillo: no
- Macedo: no
- Sanchez: no
- Flora: no
- Chen: no
- Gallagher: no
- Tangipa: no
- Davies: no
- Alanis: no
- Hoover: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- DeMaio: no
- Patterson: no
- Lackey: no
- Irwin: other
- Pacheco: other
- Ransom: other
- Bains: other
- Krell: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Schiavo: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Ahrens: other
- Patel: other
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in
2025-09-09 · pass · 3-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Cervantes: yes
- Limón: yes
- Allen: yes
- Choi: no
- Umberg: other
Unfinished Business SB512 Pérez et al. Concurrence
2025-09-11 · pass · 30-10
Member-level votes (40)
- Umberg: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Grove: no
- Strickland: no
- Niello: no
- Dahle: no
- Choi: no
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