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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 408: Voter registration: residency confirmation.

Passed one chamber 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 408 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Voter registration: residency confirmation. Primary sponsor: Steven Choi (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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 a county elections official to take various actions to confirm voters’ residency, including by, among other things, mailing a postcard to each registered voter of the county.

This bill would instead require the Secretary of State or the county elections official, in addition to mailing a residency a postcard to each registered voter of the county, to contract with the United States Postal Service or its licensees to obtain use of postal service change-of-address data.

By requiring county elections officials to provide a higher level or service, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven ChoiPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Marie Alvarado-GilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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. August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
  5. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1326.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1199.) (May 23).
  10. Set for hearing May 23.
  11. May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  12. Set for hearing May 12.

Sources

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