New California Laws 2026
and to repeal Section 3018 of, the Elections Code, and to amend Section 66852 of the Education Code, relating to elections. AB 1286, Boerner. Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment. Requires certain public officials to disclose an arrangement for prospective employment on an official’s statement of economic interests (SEI), also referred to as a Form 700. An act to amend Sections 87202, 87203, and 87204 of, and to add Sections 82004.2 and 87207.5 to, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. AB 1392, Sharp-Collins. Elections: voter registra- tion information: elected officials and candidates. Makes the voter registration records of elected offi- cials and candidates for elective office confidential, thereby making information from those records un- available for election, scholarly, or political purposes, as specified. An act to amend Sections 2194, 2227, 8040, 8600, and 10226.3 of, and to add Section 2166.9 to, the Elec- tions Code, relating to elections. AB 1411, Sharp-Collins. Voter education and out- reach plans. Requires a county that does not conduct their elections in accordance with the Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) model to design and implement an updat- ed voter education and outreach plan. An act to repeal and add Section 2105 of the Elec- tions Code, relating to elections. AB 1441, Soria. County of Merced Citizens Redis- tricting Commission. Creates a Citizens Redistrict- ing Commission (Commission) in Merced County. An act to add Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Sec- tion 21554) to Division 21 of the Elections Code, re- lating to elections. AB 1511, Committee on Elections. Political Reform Act of 1974: refunding and transferring contribu- tions: voter information guide. Clarifies that a candi- date who has raised money for a candidacy for one office, but who does not run in the primary election for that office, may transfer the campaign contribu- tions raised for the primary and general election to a committee established by the candidate to run for a different office. Standardizes the terminology used in the Political Reform Act (PRA) to refer to official election publications. Makes technical changes. An act to amend Sections 81001, 81002, 84101, 84217, 85318, 85600, 85601, 88000, 88001, 88002, 88002.5, 88003, 88004, 88005, 88006, and 88007 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Re- form Act of 1974. AB 1512, Committee on Elections. Elections: bal- lot language. This bill conforms how ballots present voting options on local measures to the requirements of the California Elections Code. An act to amend Sections 1004, 5020, 15122, 18333, 18513, 19608, 19724, 24906, 35762, and 72026 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 23271, 23355, 23374.5, 34876.5, 51929, 51930, 51931, and 57137 of, and to repeal and add Section 29903 of, the Govern- ment Code, to amend Sections 6463 and 6612 of, and to repeal and add Section 20104 of, the Health and Safety Code, to repeal and add Section 5105 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Sections 2965,
2973, 22740, and 22743 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 1176, 1182, 26064, and 26163 of the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Sec- tions 12057, 12889.2, 13417, 21929, 21931, 22171, 22173, 23224, 35520.15, 35520.19, 35884, 39931, 45276, 50976, 60385, 60414, 74099, 74101, 74467, 74833, 74850, 75063, 75065, 75444, 75936, and 76042 of, to repeal Section 42327 of, and to repeal and add Sections 21930, 22172, 25675, 25703, 45271, 48255, 75168.3, and 75393 of, the Water Code, relating to elections. AB 1513, Committee on Elections. Election proce- dures: certified mail and superior courts. Replaces the term “trial court” with “superior court” in provi- sions of the Elections Code related to the recall pro- cess, and makes related conforming and clarifying changes. Replaces the use of registered mail with electronic or certified mail for elections-related com- munications. An act to amend Sections 12, 5200, 11000, 11001, 11002, 11003, 11004, 11221, 13113, 15621, 16442, 16462, and 16464 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. 2025 Senate Elections Laws SB 3, Cervantes. Elections: signature verification and results. This bill makes changes to signature curing process for vote by mail (VBM) ballots. An act to amend Sections 3011, 3019, 15104, and 15306 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. SB 42, Umberg. Political Reform Act of 1974: pub- lic campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026. This bill puts before the voters a system for public funding of state and local election campaigns in California. An act to amend Sections 85300 and 85320 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. SB 162, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Elections. This trailer bill regarding special elections contains the necessary changes to implement provi- sions adopted as part of the Budget Act of 2025. An act to amend Section 4 of Chapter 97 of the Stat- utes of 2025, relating to elections, and making an ap- propriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget. SB 280, as amended, Cervantes. Political Reform Act of 1974: prohibition on contributions in state and local government office buildings. Elections. Calls a statewide special election to be held on November 4, 2025 (2025 special election), and requires ACA 8 (Ri- vas and McGuire) of the current legislative session to be submitted to the voters at that election. Specifies procedures for conducting the 2025 special election. Appropriates funds from the General Fund (GF) to the Secretary of State (SOS) and to counties for 2025 special election costs. Makes various changes to state law governing candidate filing for the June 2, 2026, statewide primary election (2026 primary election). An act to add and repeal Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 8160) of Part 1 of Division 8 of the Elec- tions Code, relating to elections, making an appropri-
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