All Roll Calls
Yes: 212 • No: 0
CaliforniaSB 3982025-2026 Regular SessionSenate
Voter registration.
Sponsored By: Thomas Umberg (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No paying people to vote or register
The law makes it a crime to pay or offer to pay someone to vote or to register to vote. It also bans payments tied to whether a person voted or their registration status, including prize drawings or lotteries. You may still pay for rides to and from a voting place, pay someone as part of a government job, or give employees time off to vote. Violations can bring a fine up to $10,000 and jail time of 16 months, 2 years, or 3 years, or county jail up to one year, or both. Only the listed exemptions apply.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Thomas Umberg
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Josh Becker
Democratic • Senate
Alex Lee
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 9/10/2025
Item 33 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 9/8/2025
Item 139 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 79 • No: 0
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 15 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/15/2025
Vote in CX18
Yes: 9 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/2/2025
Vote in CX04
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
Item 104 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 38 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/5/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 7 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/22/2025
Vote in CS72
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/1/2025
Vote in CS45
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025.
10/2/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/2/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
9/17/2025legislatureAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2829.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
9/10/2025SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
9/8/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2993.) Ordered to the Senate.
9/8/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/2/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
8/29/2025HouseCoauthors revised.
8/29/2025HouseAugust 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
8/20/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7/16/2025HouseRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
7/3/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).
7/2/2025HouseReferred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S.
6/5/2025HouseIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
5/29/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1335.) Ordered to the Assembly.
5/29/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/23/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1199.) (May 23).
5/23/2025SenateSet for hearing May 23.
5/16/2025SenateMay 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
5/5/2025SenateSet for hearing May 5.
4/25/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4/23/2025SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
4/21/2025SenateSet for hearing April 22.
4/9/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
4/1/2025Senate
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/2/2025
Enrolled
9/12/2025
Amended Assembly
7/3/2025
Amended Senate
4/21/2025
Introduced
2/14/2025