California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 406: Elections: ballot submission deadline.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 406 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections: ballot submission deadline. 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.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Under existing law, a vote-by-mail ballot is timely cast if it is postmarked or otherwise time-stamped on or before election day and received in the mail no later than 7 days after election day.
This bill would instead require a vote-by-mail ballot to be returned to the applicable elections official no later than the close of the polls on election day, except that the bill would require a vote-by-mail ballot cast by a military or overseas voter to be counted if it is postmarked on or before election day and received no later than 7 days after election day.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Choi | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 37 |
| Marie Alvarado-Gil | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
| Leticia Castillo | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 58 |
| Carl DeMaio | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 75 |
| Bill Essayli | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 63 |
| Shannon Grove | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Brian Jones | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 40 |
| Roger Niello | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
| Kelly Seyarto | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 32 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- April 1 set for first hearing. Held in committee without recommendation.
- Set for hearing April 1.
- Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.