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SB 73

Chaptered

Elections

Authors: Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31)
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Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28)
Latest action: Chaptered (May 27, 2026) Chapter 10, Statutes of 2026
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Also in: 2023-2024 (Amended Senate) · 2021-2022 (Chaptered) · 2019-2020 (Amended Senate) · 2017-2018 (Amended Senate)

Version history

7 versions — latest: Chaptered (May 27, 2026)

Action history

  1. Jan 15, 2025 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. Senate
  2. Jan 16, 2025 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15. Senate
  3. Jan 29, 2025 Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and HOUSING. Senate
  4. Feb 25, 2025 Set for hearing March 5. Senate
  5. Feb 26, 2025 March 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. Senate
  6. Mar 7, 2025 Set for hearing March 19. Senate
  7. Mar 13, 2025 March 19 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author. Senate
  8. Jan 5, 2026 Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. Senate
  9. Jan 5, 2026 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. Senate
  10. Jan 5, 2026 Withdrawn from committee. Senate
  11. Jan 5, 2026 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Senate
  12. Jan 7, 2026 Set for hearing January 13. Senate
  13. Jan 13, 2026 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3212.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Senate
  14. Jan 14, 2026 Set for hearing January 20. Senate
  15. Jan 20, 2026 January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. Senate
  16. Jan 21, 2026 Set for hearing January 22. Senate
  17. Jan 22, 2026 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3268.) (January 22). Senate
  18. Jan 22, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Senate
  19. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 3296.) Ordered to the Assembly. Senate
  20. Jan 27, 2026 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Assembly
  21. Apr 27, 2026 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. Assembly
  22. Apr 27, 2026 Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S. Assembly
  23. Apr 30, 2026 Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Ayes 45. Noes 15. Page 4873.) Assembly
  24. May 6, 2026 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. Assembly
  25. May 7, 2026 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (May 6). Assembly
  26. May 7, 2026 Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 16. Page 4947.) Assembly
  27. May 11, 2026 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Assembly
  28. May 13, 2026 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 13). Assembly
  29. May 14, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Assembly
  30. May 18, 2026 Ordered to third reading. Assembly
  31. May 18, 2026 Read third time and amended. Assembly
  32. May 22, 2026 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 5251.) Ordered to the Senate. Assembly
  33. May 22, 2026 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. Senate
  34. May 26, 2026 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Senate
  35. May 26, 2026 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. Governor
  36. May 27, 2026 Approved by the Governor. Governor
  37. May 27, 2026 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 10, Statutes of 2026. Secretary of State

Votes recorded

4 votes
May 26, 2026 · Senate Floor
Unfinished Business SB73 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Tally
29 · 8 · 3
PASS
Democrat
29/0/1
Republican
0/8/2
Other
0/0/0
Aye (29)
Benjamin Allen (D-SD24) Bob Archuleta (D-SD30) Jesse Arreguín (D-SD07) Angelique Ashby (D-SD08) Josh Becker (D-SD13) Catherine Blakespear (D-SD38) Christopher Cabaldon (D-SD03) Anna Caballero (D-SD14) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Dave Cortese (D-SD15) Maria Elena Durazo (D-SD26) Timothy Grayson (D-SD09) Melissa Hurtado (D-SD16) John Laird (D-SD17) Monique Limón (D-SD21) Mike McGuire (D-SD02) Jerry McNerney (D-SD05) Caroline Menjivar (D-SD20) Stephen Padilla (D-SD18) Sasha Renée Pérez (D-SD25) Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-SD29) Laura Richardson (D-SD35) Susan Rubio (D-SD22) Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-SD28) Henry Stern (D-SD27) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Aisha Wahab (D-SD10) Akilah Weber Pierson (D-SD39) Scott Wiener (D-SD11)
No (8)
Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-SD04) Steven Choi (R-SD37) Shannon Grove (R-SD12) Brian Jones (R-SD40) Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-SD19) Kelly Seyarto (R-SD32) Tony Strickland (R-SD36) Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-SD23)
Abstain / Other (3)
Lena Gonzalez (D-SD33) Megan Dahle (R-SD01) Roger Niello (R-SD06)
May 22, 2026 · Assembly Floor
SB 73 Cervantes Third Reading Urgency By Pellerin
Tally
57 · 19 · 4
PASS
Democrat
57/0/3
Republican
0/19/1
Other
0/0/0
Aye (57)
Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-AD04) Patrick Ahrens (D-AD26) David Alvarez (D-AD80) Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-AD15) Jasmeet Bains (D-AD35) Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-AD16) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Marc Berman (D-AD23) Blanca Rubio (D-AD48) Tasha Boerner (D-AD77) Mia Bonta (D-AD18) Isaac Bryan (D-AD55) Lisa Calderon (D-AD56) Jessica Caloza (D-AD52) Juan Carrillo (D-AD39) Damon Connolly (D-AD12) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Mike Fong (D-AD49) Robert Garcia (D-AD50) Mike Gipson (D-AD65) Matt Haney (D-AD17) John Harabedian (D-AD41) Gregg Hart (D-AD37) Jacqui Irwin (D-AD42) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Ash Kalra (D-AD25) Maggy Krell (D-AD06) Alex Lee (D-AD24) Josh Lowenthal (D-AD69) Mark González (D-AD54) Tina McKinnor (D-AD61) Michelle Rodriguez (D-AD53) Al Muratsuchi (D-AD66) Stephanie Nguyen (D-AD10) Liz Ortega (D-AD20) Blanca Pacheco (D-AD64) Diane Papan (D-AD21) Darshana R. Patel (D-AD76) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-AD73) Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-AD67) James Ramos (D-AD45) Rhodesia Ransom (D-AD13) Robert Rivas (D-AD29) Chris Rogers (D-AD02) Pilar Schiavo (D-AD40) Nick Schultz (D-AD44) LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-AD79) José Luis Solache (D-AD62) Esmeralda Soria (D-AD27) Catherine Stefani (D-AD19) Avelino Valencia (D-AD68) Christopher Ward (D-AD78) Buffy Wicks (D-AD14) Lori Wilson (D-AD11) Rick Chavez Zbur (D-AD51)
No (19)
Juan Alanis (R-AD22) Leticia Castillo (R-AD58) Laurie Davies (R-AD74) Carl DeMaio (R-AD75) Diane Dixon (R-AD72) Stan Ellis (R-AD32) Heath Flora (R-AD09) James Gallagher (R-AD03) Heather Hadwick (R-AD01) Josh Hoover (R-AD07) Jeff Gonzalez (R-AD36) Natasha Johnson (R-AD63) Tom Lackey (R-AD34) Alexandra Macedo (R-AD33) Joe Patterson (R-AD05) Kate Sanchez (R-AD71) Tri Ta (R-AD70) David Tangipa (R-AD08) Greg Wallis (R-AD47)
Abstain / Other (4)
Joaquin Arambula (D-AD31) Celeste Rodriguez (D-AD43) Jesse Gabriel (D-AD46) Phillip Chen (R-AD59)
May 6, 2026 · Asm Elections
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
Tally
6 · 1 · 1
PASS
Democrat
6/0/0
Republican
0/1/1
Other
0/0/0
Aye (6)
Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Sade Elhawary (D-AD57) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) José Luis Solache (D-AD62) Catherine Stefani (D-AD19)
No (1)
James Gallagher (R-AD03)
Abstain / Other (1)
Natasha Johnson (R-AD63)
Jan 27, 2026 · Senate Floor
Senate 3rd Reading SB73 Cervantes Urgency Clause
Tally
30 · 10 · 0
PASS
Democrat
30/0/0
Republican
0/10/0
Other
0/0/0
Aye (30)
Benjamin Allen (D-SD24) Bob Archuleta (D-SD30) Jesse Arreguín (D-SD07) Angelique Ashby (D-SD08) Josh Becker (D-SD13) Catherine Blakespear (D-SD38) Christopher Cabaldon (D-SD03) Anna Caballero (D-SD14) Sabrina Cervantes (D-SD31) Dave Cortese (D-SD15) Maria Elena Durazo (D-SD26) Lena Gonzalez (D-SD33) Timothy Grayson (D-SD09) Melissa Hurtado (D-SD16) John Laird (D-SD17) Monique Limón (D-SD21) Mike McGuire (D-SD02) Jerry McNerney (D-SD05) Caroline Menjivar (D-SD20) Stephen Padilla (D-SD18) Sasha Renée Pérez (D-SD25) Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-SD29) Laura Richardson (D-SD35) Susan Rubio (D-SD22) Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-SD28) Henry Stern (D-SD27) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Aisha Wahab (D-SD10) Akilah Weber Pierson (D-SD39) Scott Wiener (D-SD11)
No (10)
Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-SD04) Steven Choi (R-SD37) Megan Dahle (R-SD01) Shannon Grove (R-SD12) Brian Jones (R-SD40) Roger Niello (R-SD06) Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-SD19) Kelly Seyarto (R-SD32) Tony Strickland (R-SD36) Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-SD23)

Lobbying activity

FPPC lobbying disclosures whose activity descriptions mention SB 73, scoped to filings whose coverage period extends through or beyond this bill's introduction date.

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Period Form Filer Firm / Employer Lobbying Activity Filing
01/01/2026–03/31/2026 Employer Report COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS OF LOS ANGELES — SB 635, AB 49, SB 81, SB 702, AB 1231, SB 7, SB 805, AB 1362, AB 495, AB 1113, AB 115, SB 1105, AB 2495, SB 1245, SB 73, SB 882, AB 2624, SB 995, California Legislature: Dream Resource Center Funding, ESAVN Funding, and AB 450 Funding, Health 4All, #3147041
01/01/2026–03/31/2026 Employer Report UNIDOSUS — AB 1713, 1159, 1751, 1890, 1898, 1981, 2092, 2161, 2208, 2270, 2332, 2379, 2624; SB 73, 435, 747, 884, 996, 1004, 1116, 1117, 1257, 1399 #3147517
07/01/2025–09/30/2025 Employer Report ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL — AB 131, 222, 226, 246, 253, 261, 265, 288, 334, 339, 380, 390, 470, 514, 580, 609, 743, 858, 911, 1018; SB 7, 28, 73, 74, 79, 131, 261, 310, 489, 601, 607, 682, 709 #3089667
07/01/2025–09/30/2025 Employer Report SELF-HELP COUNTIES COALITION — AB 259, 289, 334, 697, 830, 891, 901, 902, 939, 954, 1058, 1132, 1421; SB 71, 73, 79, 512, 86, 239, 445, 545, 840; GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RE: BUDGET AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; CA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; AIR RESOURCE BOARD RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES #3088801
04/01/2025–06/30/2025 Employer Report ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL — AB 131, 222, 226, 246, 253, 261, 265, 288, 334, 339, 380, 390, 470, 514, 580, 609, 743, 858, 911, 1018; SB 7, 28, 73, 74, 79, 131, 261, 310, 489, 601, 607, 682, 709 #3066437
04/01/2025–06/30/2025 Employer Report SELF-HELP COUNTIES COALITION — AB 259, 289, 334, 697, 830, 891, 901, 902, 939, 954, 1058, 1132, 1421; SB 71, 73, 79, 512, 86, 239, 445, 545; GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RE: BUDGET AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; CA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; AIR RESOURCE BOARD RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES #3069153
01/01/2025–03/31/2025 Employer Report California Environmental Justice Alliance Action, a project of Tides Advocacy California Environmental Justice Alliance Action, a project of Tides Advocacy AB 35, 253, 295, 303, 314, 317, 854, 609, 1209, 1210, 1243, 1260, 1380; SB 10, 71, 73, 79, 88, 222, 231, 232, 282, 285, 332, 350, 419, 607, 684; Legislature: cumulative impact, H-2 Firefighters, permit streamlining, carbon intensity, cap and trade. #3037597
01/01/2025–03/31/2025 Employer Report SELF-HELP COUNTIES COALITION — AB 259, 289, 334, 697, 830, 891, 901, 902, 939, 954, 1058, 1132, 1421; SB 71, 73, 79, 86, 239, 445, 545; GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RE: BUDGET AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; CA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; AIR RESOURCE BOARD RE: TRANSPORTATION ISSUES #3042306
Period Form Employer Firm / Filer Fees Reimb. Period Total Cumulative Lobbying Activity Filing
01/01/2026–03/31/2026 Firm Activity (payments) California Association of Clerks & Election Officials PINNACLE ADVOCACY LLC $19,100 $0 $19,100 $109,200 AB 1562 AB 1610 AB 1764 AB 1993 AB 2105 AB 2153 AB 2573 AB 2785 AB 2786 SB 73 SB 884 SB 970 SB 1164 SB 1310 SB 1357 SB 1360 SB 1420 SB 1429 SB 1430 #3145114
01/01/2026–03/31/2026 Firm Activity (payments) UNIDOSUS W STRATEGIES, LLC $0 $0 $0 $30,000 AB 1713, 1159, 1751, 1890, 1898, 1981, 2092, 2161, 2208, 2270, 2332, 2379, 2624; SB 73, 435, 747, 884, 996, 1004, 1116, 1117, 1257, 1399 #3147494
07/01/2025–09/30/2025 Firm Activity (payments) ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL TOPP STRATEGIES $10,000 $0 $10,000 $35,000 AB 131, 222, 226, 246, 253, 261, 265, 288, 334, 339, 380, 390, 470, 514, 580, 609, 743, 858, 911, 1018; SB 7, 28, 73, 74, 79, 131, 261, 310, 489, 601, 607, 682, 709 #3089665
04/01/2025–06/30/2025 Firm Activity (payments) ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL TOPP STRATEGIES $15,000 $0 $15,000 $25,000 AB 131, 222, 226, 246, 253, 261, 265, 288, 334, 339, 380, 390, 470, 514, 580, 609, 743, 858, 911, 1018; SB 7, 28, 73, 74, 79, 131, 261, 310, 489, 601, 607, 682, 709 #3066431