Bill Commons

CA SB 91

withdrawn

All-mailed ballot elections: vote centers.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 91 pass?

No. CA SB 91 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-06-10): From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

What is CA SB 91 about?

Existing law authorizes any county to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if specified conditions are met, including that beginning 10 days before the day of the election and continuing daily up to and including the fourth day before the election at least one vote center is provided for every 50,000 registered voters within the jurisdiction where the election is held. This bill would revise that condition to instead require provision of the vote centers at least 5 days before the election.

Who sponsors CA SB 91?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 91, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law authorizes any county to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if specified conditions are met, including that beginning 10 days before the day of the election and continuing daily up to and including the fourth day before the election at least one vote center is provided for every 50,000 registered voters within the jurisdiction where the election is held. This bill would revise that condition to instead require provision of the vote centers at least 5 days before the election.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-06-10 — From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor
  • Allenauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2025-06-10

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

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  2. 2025-05-19

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  3. 2025-05-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  4. 2025-05-05

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1010.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  5. 2025-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  6. 2025-04-29

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 933.) (April 29).

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  7. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 29.

  8. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  9. 2025-03-26

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  10. 2025-03-26

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  11. 2025-03-25

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

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  12. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  13. 2025-01-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.

  14. 2025-01-22

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

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Versions

  • 01/22/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-22Compare
  • 03/25/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-25Compare
  • 06/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-10Compare
  • SB91Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-04-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Allen: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cervantes: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-05-05 · pass · 38-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB91

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