CaliforniaElections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.
What it does
Under existing law, the residence address, telephone number, and email address of a registered voter is confidential, except that under certain circumstances a county elections official must provide that information to any candidate for federal, state, or local office, to any committee for or against any initiative or referendum measure, and to any person for election, scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purposes.
More detail
This bill would exempt the residence address, telephone number, and email address of a federal, state, or local elected official or candidate from that disclosure requirement, except that the information may be disclosed for journalistic or governmental purposes under specified conditions. The bill would require the Secretary of State to provide each county elections official with a list identifying each federal and state elected official or candidate residing in the county, require the county elections official to add each local elected official or candidate to that list, and require the county elections official to make the elected official or candidate's information confidential within 5 business days. The bill would require the county elections official to exclude the elected official or candidate's confidential information when producing any list, roster, or index. The bill would require an elected official or candidate to contact their county elections official to ensure their voter registration record has been made confidential. The bill would authorize an elected official or candidate to opt out of making their residence address, telephone number, and email address confidential. By adding new duties for county elections officials, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 2194 of the Elections Code proposed by AB 827 to be operative only if this bill and AB 827 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 3Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 3Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3461.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1392 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 12From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 12).Minor
- Vote recorded With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 3183.)
- Sep 10Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Sep 9In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1392 Sharp-Collins et al. By Grove. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2703.).Passed Senate
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 27Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD.Minor
- Jun 27Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).Minor
- Jun 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 23Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Jun 23Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Jun 23From inactive file.
- Jun 19Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Jones.
- Jun 19From Consent Calendar.
- Jun 12Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 11From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Minor
- Apr 10In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1392 Flora Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 1120.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 7Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 3From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2).Minor
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Referred to Com. on L. & E.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced