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Authors Cervantes  
Subject Elections: inspection of voting systems.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to amend Section 19230 of the Elections Code, relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-05
State Amended Senate
Status Pending Referral
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Two Thirds No Yes Yes None Yes No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-01-27     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-27     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-22     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (January 22).
2026-01-21     Set for hearing January 22.
2026-01-20     January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-01-14     Set for hearing January 20.
2026-01-13     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-07     Set for hearing January 13.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-05     Withdrawn from committee.
2026-01-05     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-13     March 19 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-07     Set for hearing March 19.
2025-02-26     March 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-02-25     Set for hearing March 5.
2025-01-29     Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and HOUSING.
2025-01-16     From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
2025-01-15     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2026-01-05
Introduced     2025-01-15
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires the elections official of any county or city using a voting system to inspect the machines or devices at least once every 2 years.

This bill would prohibit the elections official from permitting a federal government agency or its employees to inspect a voting system machine or device, unless authorized by a federal court order. To the extent this bill would establish new procedures for the conduct of elections, it would create a state-mandated local program.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.