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Measure AB 1072
Authors Pellerin  
Subject Elections: ballot mistakes.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 13600) to Division 13 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-03
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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2025-10-03     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 289, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2523.).
2025-09-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-14     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-09     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-14     Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-05-01     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-01     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-09-08
Introduced     2025-02-20
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