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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 621: Voter registration: military and overseas voters.

Enacted 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 621 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Voter registration: military and overseas voters. Primary sponsor: Shannon Grove (R). Most recent recorded action (August 28, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 101, Statutes of 2025.

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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 authorizes an individual who registers to vote at least 15 days before an election day, to vote in that election by a regular ballot. Existing law permits an individual who is eligible to register to vote to complete a registration application during the 14 days immediately preceding an election or on the day of the election, and to vote by conditional ballot or regular ballot, as specified. Existing law provides that otherwise qualified military and overseas voters and voters with disabilities may complete a conditional voter registration and cast a provisional ballot or nonprovisional ballot under those provisions. Existing law also permits a military or overseas voter to register after the closing date of registration if the voter is released from service after the closing date, returns to the voter’s county of residence, and is not a registered voter in that county, or if the voter is required to move under official active duty military orders after the closing date.

This bill would repeal the latter provision as obsolete due to the inclusion of military and overseas voters in the general conditional voter registration process.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shannon GrovePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12

“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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 101, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2705.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
  9. Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and M. & V.A.
  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1011.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Sources

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