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SB 42 — Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.

Congress · introduced 2025-10-02

Latest action: — Secretary of State

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Sponsors

• Cervantes, Sabrina (D, CA-31) — sponsor
• Allen, Benjamin (D, CA-24) — sponsor
• Umberg, Thomas J. (D, CA-34) — sponsor
• Stern, Henry I. (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
• Lee, Alex (D, CA-24) — cosponsor
• McNerney, Jerry (D, CA-5) — cosponsor
• Berman, Marc (D, CA-23) — cosponsor
• Arreguín, Jesse (D, CA-7) — cosponsor
• Cortese, Dave (D, CA-15) — cosponsor
• Wiener, Scott D. (D, CA-11) — cosponsor
• Haney, Matt (D, CA-17) — cosponsor
• Schiavo, Pilar (D, CA-40) — cosponsor
• Kalra, Ash (D, CA-25) — cosponsor
• Pellerin, Gail (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
• Pérez, Sasha Renée (D, CA-25) — cosponsor
• Ortega, Liz (D, CA-20) — cosponsor
• Bennett, Steve (D, CA-38) — cosponsor
• Solache, Jr., José Luis (D, CA-62) — cosponsor
• Rogers, Chris (D, CA-2) — cosponsor
• Schultz, Nick (D, CA-44) — cosponsor
• Becker, Josh (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
• Blakespear, Catherine S. (D, CA-38) — cosponsor

Action timeline

1. 2024-12-05 · 1 — Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
2. 2024-12-06 · 4 — From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
3. 2025-01-06 · 3 — Read first time.
4. 2025-01-29 · 5 — Referred to Com. on RLS.
5. 2025-02-05 · 39 — From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
6. 2025-02-14 · 345 — Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and APPR.
7. 2025-03-20 · 124 — Set for hearing April 1.
8. 2025-04-01 · 22 — From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 608.) (April 1).
9. 2025-04-02 · 37 — Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. 2025-04-04 · 124 — Set for hearing April 21.
11. 2025-04-21 · 343 — April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
12. 2025-05-16 · 124 — Set for hearing May 23.
13. 2025-05-23 · 36 — Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
14. 2025-05-27 · 32 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
15. 2025-06-02 · 45 — Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1372.) Ordered to the Assembly.
16. 2025-06-03 · 56 — In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
17. 2025-06-09 · 144 — Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and APPR.
18. 2025-06-25 · 39 — From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
19. 2025-07-02 · 21 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
20. 2025-07-16 · 969 — July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
21. 2025-08-29 · 7 — From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).
22. 2025-09-02 · 32 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
23. 2025-09-03 · 851 — Ordered to third reading.
24. 2025-09-12 · 61 — Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3424.) Ordered to the Senate.
25. 2025-09-13 · 76 — In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
26. 2025-09-13 · 77 — Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3038.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
27. 2025-09-23 · 86 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
28. 2025-10-02 · 90 — Approved by the Governor.
29. 2025-10-02 · 94 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2025.

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