Bill Commons

CA SB 884

enacted

Elections in 2026 through 2029.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 884 pass?

Yes. CA SB 884 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-19): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 340, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 884 about?

Existing law generally requires county elections officials to divide the county into precincts and designate a polling place for each precinct. As an alternative, a county elections official may conduct any election using vote centers instead of polling places. Existing law requires counties to provide ballot dropoff locations that are open beginning at least 28 days before the election. Under existing law, a vote by mail ballot is timely cast if it is postmarked on or before election day and received in the mail by the voter's elections official no later than 7 days after election day. Existing law prohibits and makes it a misdemeanor to engage in specified electioneering activities within 100 feet of a polling place, elections official's office, satellite location, or an outdoor site at which a voter may cast or drop off a ballot. This bill, for any regular or special election, beginning with the November 3, 2026, statewide general election, held in 2026 through 2029, inclusive, or proclaimed in 2029, would do the following: (1) require all ballot dropoff locations to be open beginning at least 30 days before the election; (2) prohibit law enforcement officers from making arrests within 200 feet of a polling place on election day, except for a crime related to disrupting the operation of the polling place or a crime against a person or property; (3) authorize a county board of supervisors to extend the prohibition on electioneering activities to up to 200 feet of the specified voting locations; (4) require law enforcement officers to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General of a suspected, planned, or actual violation of the prohibitions on arrests or electioneering activities near polling places; (5) authorize the state and local governments to place reasonable restrictions on polling places located on their property; and (6) authorize a county elections official to extend the time for closing the polls at any polling place if the county elections official determines that voting at the polling place was disrupted as a result of a violation of the prohibitions on arrests or electioneering activities near polling places. By increasing the duties of county elections officials, and by expanding the scope of an existing crime, this 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA SB 884?

Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 884, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law generally requires county elections officials to divide the county into precincts and designate a polling place for each precinct. As an alternative, a county elections official may conduct any election using vote centers instead of polling places. Existing law requires counties to provide ballot dropoff locations that are open beginning at least 28 days before the election. Under existing law, a vote by mail ballot is timely cast if it is postmarked on or before election day and received in the mail by the voter's elections official no later than 7 days after election day. Existing law prohibits and makes it a misdemeanor to engage in specified electioneering activities within 100 feet of a polling place, elections official's office, satellite location, or an outdoor site at which a voter may cast or drop off a ballot. This bill, for any regular or special election, beginning with the November 3, 2026, statewide general election, held in 2026 through 2029, inclusive, or proclaimed in 2029, would do the following: (1) require all ballot dropoff locations to be open beginning at least 30 days before the election; (2) prohibit law enforcement officers from making arrests within 200 feet of a polling place on election day, except for a crime related to disrupting the operation of the polling place or a crime against a person or property; (3) authorize a county board of supervisors to extend the prohibition on electioneering activities to up to 200 feet of the specified voting locations; (4) require law enforcement officers to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General of a suspected, planned, or actual violation of the prohibitions on arrests or electioneering activities near polling places; (5) authorize the state and local governments to place reasonable restrictions on polling places located on their property; and (6) authorize a county elections official to extend the time for closing the polls at any polling place if the county elections official determines that voting at the polling place was disrupted as a result of a violation of the prohibitions on arrests or electioneering activities near polling places. By increasing the duties of county elections officials, and by expanding the scope of an existing crime, this 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-09-19 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 340, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Umbergauthor
  • Cervantesauthor
  • Valenciacoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-19

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 340, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-19

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-09

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-31

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3

  5. 2026-08-31

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-31

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-08-31

    Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.

  8. 2026-08-31

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 7031.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-21

    Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended.

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  11. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

  12. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  13. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).

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  15. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  16. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  17. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  18. 2026-07-02

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 1).

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  20. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  21. 2026-06-22

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  22. 2026-06-18

    Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51.

  23. 2026-06-18

    Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and ELECTIONS.

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  25. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4351.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  26. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  27. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  28. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4255.) (May 14).

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  29. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  30. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  31. 2026-04-28

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

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  33. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  34. 2026-04-21

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3971.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  35. 2026-04-15

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  36. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 21 in JUD. pending receipt.

  37. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 21.

  38. 2026-04-07

    April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  39. 2026-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  40. 2026-03-19

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  41. 2026-03-16

    Set for hearing April 7.

  42. 2026-03-04

    Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD.

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  43. 2026-02-19

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

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  44. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  45. 2026-01-14

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.

  46. 2026-01-13

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

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Versions

  • 01/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-13Compare
  • 02/19/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 04/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-15Compare
  • 04/28/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-28Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
  • 09/19/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-19Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wiener: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Choi: no

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Niello: other
    • Valladares: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • 3rd Reading SB884 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

    2026-05-19 · pass · 30-9

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

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lackey: no
    • Alanis: other

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-07-01 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ellis: no
    • Johnson: no

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