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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1080: County clerks: certification of records: signature.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1080 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: County clerks: certification of records: signature. Primary sponsor: Suzette Martinez Valladares (R). Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law requires the county clerk to act as the clerk of the board of supervisors in the county and to perform specified duties, including, among other things, to take charge of, safely keep, or dispose of pursuant to law all books, papers, and records that are filed or deposited in their office pursuant to law. Existing law requires the county clerk to keep an official seal of their office for use when performing official duties.

This bill would authorize the county clerk to use a printed, stamped, photographically reproduced facsimile, electronic, or otherwise digitally created signature in certifying to a record in the county clerk’s office, provided that the certification includes the official seal of the county clerk’s office affixed thereto. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes, including eliminating gendered pronouns.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Suzette Martinez ValladaresPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5672.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 3).
  8. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
  9. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3699.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  12. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3601.) (March 18).

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page