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SB 42·CA·senate

Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.

EnactedFiled Dec 5, 2024
Sponsor: Tom Umberg (D)
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2025.

Oct 2, 2025

Legislative status

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee
  3. Reported by Committee
  4. Floor Vote Scheduled
  5. Passed One Chamber
  6. Passed Both Chambers
  7. Sent to Executive
  8. Enacted

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Vote

59 yes

20 no

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3424.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 12, 2025

Hearings

History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  4. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  5. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3038.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3424.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Read third time and amended.
  8. Ordered to third reading.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).
  11. July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

The 12 most recent of 32 recorded actions.

Sponsors

  • Tom Umberg (D) · sponsor
  • Allen
  • Arreguín
  • Becker
  • Bennett
  • Berman
  • Blakespear
  • Cervantes
  • Cortese
  • Haney
  • Kalra
  • Lee
  • McNerney
  • Ortega
  • Pellerin
  • Pérez
  • Rogers
  • Schiavo
  • Schultz
  • Solache
  • Stern
  • Umberg
  • Wiener

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