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California 20252026

AB 2691

Elections: elective office: felony conviction.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Elections, electiveoffice, felonyconviction
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Elections: domicile.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law prohibits the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provides that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. This bill would additionally prohibit the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provide that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if they have been convicted of a felony involving sexual assault or human trafficking, as defined.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 480, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6510.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 1.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30).

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  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

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  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4834.)

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15).

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  17. Coauthors revised.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.

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  20. Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  22. Read first time. To print.

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