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California 20252026

SB 259

Elections: vote by mail ballots.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-23 09:17:06 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Elections, votebymailballots
Introduced / first action
2025-02-03 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Fair Online Pricing Act.
  • Affinity-based algorithmic pricing.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any person having charge of a completed vote by mail ballot to interfere with a ballot's return to the local elections official. This bill would additionally make it a misdemeanor for any person having charge of a vote by mail ballot to interfere, as defined, with a ballot's delivery to a voter. The bill would make it a felony for a person with authority to direct one or more persons subject to their supervision or authority to interfere with a ballot's return to the local elections official or delivery to a voter. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 331, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.

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

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  5. Urgency clause adopted.

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  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6778.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27).

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  10. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  13. Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  14. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  15. Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S., ELECTIONS, and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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  16. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. Read third time and amended.

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  18. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. From inactive file.

  20. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  21. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  22. Ordered to third reading.

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  23. Read third time and amended.

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  24. Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)

  25. Ordered to third reading.

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  26. Read third time and amended.

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  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  28. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 15).

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

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  30. July 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

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  34. Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.

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  35. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  36. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1295.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

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  38. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 833.) (April 22).

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

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  40. Set for hearing April 22.

  41. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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  43. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  44. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.

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

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