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S02589Introduced in the Senate

Clarifies valid reasons to obtain an absentee ballot for elections in school districts which do not utilize poll registration.

Passed

Introduced by Shelley Mayer, District 37

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Clarifies valid reasons to obtain an absentee ballot for elections in school districts which do not utilize poll registration.

Where it stands

SIGNED CHAP.541

November 21, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage · May 21, 2025

139

Yes

5

No

6

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150 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

  2. 1ST REPORT CAL.309

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. PASSED SENATE

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. referred to education

  8. substituted for a5301

  9. ordered to third reading rules cal.218

  10. passed assembly

  11. returned to senate

  12. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

  13. SIGNED CHAP.541

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