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SB398Introduced in the Senate

Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.

Passed

Introduced by Tom Umberg, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 18107.5 to the Elections Code, relating to elections.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025.

October 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB398 Umberg et al. Concurrence · September 10, 2025

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  3. Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and PUB. S.

  4. Set for hearing April 1.

  5. From 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.

  6. Set for hearing April 22.

  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing May 5.

  10. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. Set for hearing May 23.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1199.) (May 23).

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1335.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  18. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. Coauthors revised.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2993.) Ordered to the Senate.

  25. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  26. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2829.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  27. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  28. Approved by the Governor.

  29. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2025.

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