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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 405: Elections: voter identification.

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 405 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections: voter identification. Primary sponsor: Steven Choi (R). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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 prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing any charter provision, ordinance, or regulation requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot at any polling place, vote center, or other location where ballots are cast or submitted.

This bill would repeal that prohibition.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven ChoiPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Marie Alvarado-GilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Leticia CastilloCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly58
Carl DeMaioCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly75
Bill EssayliCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly63
Brian JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Kelly SeyartoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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. April 1 set for first hearing. Held in committee without recommendation.
  3. Set for hearing April 1.
  4. Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A., L. GOV., and APPR.
  5. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
  6. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

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