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Measure SB 42
Authors Umberg   Allen   Cervantes  
Principle Coauthors: Becker   Blakespear   Stern   Berman   Kalra   Lee   Pellerin  
Coauthors: Arreguín   Cortese   McNerney   Pérez   Wiener   Bennett   Haney   Ortega   Rogers   Schiavo   Schultz   Solache  
Subject Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.
Relating To relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
Title An act to amend Sections 85300 and 85320 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-02
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-02     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-02     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3038.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-13     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-12     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3424.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-03     Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-03     Read third time and amended.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).
2025-07-16     July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02     Coauthors revised.
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-06-09     Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and APPR.
2025-06-03     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1372.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1189.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21     April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-02     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-01     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 608.) (April 1).
2025-03-20     Set for hearing April 1.
2025-02-14     Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and APPR.
2025-02-05     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-01-29     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-01-06     Read first time.
2024-12-06     From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
2024-12-05     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
    Length
Chaptered     2025-10-02     30880
Enrolled     2025-09-17     30368
Amended Assembly     2025-09-03     34296
Amended Assembly     2025-06-25     25294
Amended Senate     2025-05-23     22689
Amended Senate     2025-04-02     21092
Amended Senate     2025-02-05     27191
Introduced     2024-12-05     5886
Analyses TBD