SB 830: Public Transit Revenue Measure District: revenue measure: election procedures.

Official summary

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

Existing law creates the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as a local area planning agency for the 9-county San Francisco Bay area with comprehensive regional transportation planning and other related responsibilities. Existing law establishes the Public Transit Revenue Measure District, governed by the same board that governs the commission, with jurisdiction extending throughout the boundaries of the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara, and the City and County of San Francisco. Existing law authorizes a retail transactions and use tax applicable to the entire district to be imposed by the board of the district or by a qualified voter initiative for a duration of 14 years, and in specified amounts, subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election. Existing law establishes specified procedures for that election, including a requirement that the elections officials of the counties where the measure will appear on the ballot mutually agree to use the same letter designation for the measure.

This bill would revise those election procedures by, among other things, instead requiring the measure to be identified on the ballot by the designation “Regional Transit Measure” in each county included in the district and by requiring each county elections official in the district to select, from among the submissions of proposed arguments in favor of, and against, the measure, the arguments to be included in the county voter information guide of that county, as specified.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

“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. July 16, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 101, Statutes of 2026.
2. July 16, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. July 15, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
4. July 2, 2026Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 5189.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. July 2, 2026Urgency clause adopted.
6. June 30, 2026From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 5119.)
7. June 29, 2026Set for hearing June 30.
8. June 29, 2026From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5089.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
9. June 29, 2026Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
10. June 29, 2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
11. June 29, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 15. Page 5930.) Ordered to the Senate.
12. June 22, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.