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California 20252026

SB 715

Elections.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Elections
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Regional housing need: methodology: distribution.
  • Elections: notice of candidates.
  • Planning and zoning: regional housing need allocation.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the Secretary of State to transmit a certified list of candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices eligible to be voted on within each county to the county elections official at least 68 days before a primary or general election. Existing law also requires the Secretary of State to notify the candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices of the names, addresses, offices, occupations, and party preferences of all other candidates for the same office at least 73 days before the election. Existing law imposes various deadlines pertaining to candidates and elections. Existing law requires a candidate who submits a ballot designation to file a ballot designation worksheet, as specified. This bill would move the deadline to notify candidates of the other candidates for the same office to at least 78 days before the election. The bill would move other specified deadlines earlier, including the deadline for the Secretary of State to publicly announce a list of candidates and the availability of specified forms and documents. The bill would require a candidate to certify, under penalty of perjury, the truth and accuracy of the content of the ballot designation worksheet. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13307 of the Elections Code proposed by SB 1360 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1360 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

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  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  3. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  10. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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

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  15. June 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  16. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

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

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  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 1298.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  21. Set for hearing May 19.

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

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  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 937.) (April 29).

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  24. Set for hearing April 29.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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

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  27. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  28. Read first time.

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  29. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  30. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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