CaliforniaElection cybersecurity office can consult researchers and assess state needs
California’s election cybersecurity office may consult academic researchers and must assess whether the state needs resources to replace federal support.
What it does
The office may consult academic researchers as it develops best practices for protecting elections from cyber threats.
The office must assess whether the state needs more resources to replace federal support for election cybersecurity.
Argument forConsulting academic researchers could help the office develop stronger practices to protect elections from cyber threats.
Argument againstAssessing whether state resources should replace federal ones may take staff time away from other election cybersecurity work.
More detail
The Office of Elections Cybersecurity may consult academic researchers when developing best practices to protect elections from cyber threats. The consultation is for developing best practices to protect against threats to election cybersecurity.
The Office of Elections Cybersecurity must assess whether the state needs more resources to replace election cybersecurity resources previously provided by the federal government. The assessment concerns election cybersecurity resources previously provided by the federal government.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 19Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 337, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 19Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2281 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 11. Page 6918.).Major
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2281 Berman By Stern. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).Passed Senate
- Aug 4Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 3From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jul 1Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 30From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 20Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- May 12In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 11Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 9. Page 4991.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2281 Berman Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced
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