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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 270: Recall elections: notice of intention.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 270 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Recall elections: notice of intention. Primary sponsor: Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Official summary

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

Existing law governs the recall of certain state and local elective officers. Existing law requires proponents of a recall to serve, file, and publish a copy of the notice of intention to recall the elective officer, as specified. Existing law requires the notice of intention to contain, among other things, the printed name, signature, and residence address, including street and number, city, and ZIP Code, of each proponent of the recall. Existing law requires publication of the notice of intention in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled. If there is no newspaper of general circulation, the notice of intention must be posted in at least 3 public places within the jurisdiction.

This bill would require the proponents’ signatures and the street numbers and street names of their residence to be redacted or otherwise excluded from the notice of intention before it is made available to the public. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled, the bill would require the notice of intention to also be posted on at least 3 internet websites.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Steven ChoiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Melissa HurtadoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Brian JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6

“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. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  3. Set for hearing May 23.
  4. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  5. Set for hearing May 5.
  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 834.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  8. Set for hearing April 22.
  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 608.) (April 1).
  11. Set for hearing April 1.
  12. Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD.

Sources

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