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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 970: Military or overseas voters.

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 970 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Military or overseas voters. Primary sponsor: Sabrina Cervantes (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (August 31, 2026): Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.

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 regulates the voting procedures for military or overseas voters to register to vote, to apply for voting ballots, and to vote. Existing law requires, among other things, unvoted voting materials to be electronically transmitted to a military or overseas voter.

This bill would require the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations to facilitate the secure return of ballots from military or overseas voters delivered through secure methods.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sabrina CervantesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Catherine StefaniCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly19

“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. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  4. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
  5. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
  8. Coauthors revised.
  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 29. Noes 1. Page 4504.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sources

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