Last Updated November 25, 2025
The Legislature will reconvene on January 5, 2026.
The following bills were signed into law by Governor Newson:
AB 5: requires county elections officials to report vote totals for all ballots, except specified types of ballots that require special processing, by the 13th day after the election.
AB 789: eliminates the $10,000 lifetime cap on security expenses payable from campaign funds until January 1, 2029. On January 1, 2029, changes the cap to $10,000 per calendar year.
AB 827: requires that voters be given until the 22nd day after each regularly scheduled statewide election to submit a vote by mail (VBM) ballot signature verification statement or an unsigned identification statement (hereinafter referred to collectively as “signature cure forms”) in order to resolve specified issues with their VBM ballots.
AB 1167: prohibits certain political influence activities and advertising expenses by electrical and gas corporations from being recovered from ratepayers, and authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to assess penalties for violations related to the bill’s provisions.
AB 1370: prohibits nondisclosure agreements between members of the legislature and another party relating to legislation.
SB 3: requires election officials to post updated elections information two times by the following Thursday and at least twice a week thereafter, instead of once per week. Makes changes to signature curing process for vote by mail (VBM) ballots.
SB 852: makes changes to the Voters FIRST Act on how a vacancy on the Citizens Redistricting Commission is filled; prohibits campaign contributions in legislative district offices and local government offices; requires public officials who manage public investments to file statements of economic interest electronically; deletes the requirement for the FPPC to distribute copies of bills that amend the PRA
The following bills were vetoed by the Governor:
AB 699: would have required, upon request, a local elections official to include on the ballot label, for certain local tax or bond measures, a statement directing voters to the county voter information guide for required tax rate information, in lieu of providing the information directly on the ballot label.
SB 24: would have prohibited certain political influence activities and expenses by electrical or gas corporations related to opposing efforts to municipalize energy utility service from being recorded in certain accounts and having the costs recovered from ratepayers.
SB 512: would have expanded the types of jurisdictions that may, by an initiative, impose transactions and use taxes (TUTs) for transportation purposes.