California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 162: Elections.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
AB 162 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections. Primary sponsor: Committee on Budget. Most recent recorded action (September 13, 2025): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
A special election will be held throughout the state on November 4, 2025. Existing law authorizes consolidation of a local election for the submission of any question, proposition, or office to be filled, which was called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, with the statewide special election. Existing law prohibits a county elections official from certifying the results of the statewide special election before the 28th calendar day following the election.
This bill would also prohibit a county elections official from certifying the results of a local election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, before the 28th calendar day following the election.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to report on the final costs of the statewide special election to the Director of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than April 1, 2026.
This bill would appropriate $100,000 from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for purposes of that report.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Budget | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | Assembly | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 10).
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
- Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)
- Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 744.)
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
- Ordered to second reading.
- Withdrawn from committee.