California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 1430: Elections.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1430 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on March 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections. Primary sponsor: Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments. Most recent recorded action (August 20, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2026.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
When an election for governing board members of a school district or community college district is ordered, existing law requires the governing board of the district, or the board or officer authorized by law to make such designations, to adopt a resolution specifying the date and the purpose of the election and requires that resolution to be delivered, not fewer than 123 days before the election, to the county superintendent of schools and the officer conducting the election, as provided.
This bill would require that resolution to instead be delivered not fewer than 125 days before the election.
Existing law authorizes the governing body with jurisdiction over school buildings or other public buildings to allow its buildings to be used for polling places, for vote centers beginning up to 10 days before the election, or to store voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices. On the day that a school building is used as a polling place or vote center, the governing body may continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school.
This bill would require the governing body to continue school in session on any schoolday when a school building is used for a vote center, except on election day when the governing body may continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school.
The bill would make related clarifying and conforming changes.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | Senate | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 115, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6086.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).
- Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4525.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.