Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Existing law requires county elections officials to mail a vote by mail ballot to every registered voter for the November 3, 2020, statewide general election. Existing law requires elections officials to include with the county voter information guide an application for a vote by mail ballot. This bill would make this requirement to include with the county voter information guide an application for a vote by mail ballot inapplicable for the November 3, 2020, statewide general election. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person, with actual knowledge and intent to deceive, to cause to be distributed or to distribute literature or any other form of communication to a voter that the person knows to include voting information that is incorrect, false, or misleading, as specified. This bill would specifically include within this prohibition a false or misleading communication regarding the qualifications to apply for, receive, or return a vote by mail ballot. By creating a new crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 109, Statutes of 2020.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Urgency clause adopted.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 5365.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 20).
August 18 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
August 11 hearing postponed by committee.
Coauthors revised.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 27).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
July 13 hearing postponed by committee.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3153.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3142.) (January 23).
January 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing January 23.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing January 21.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3087.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing January 14.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB739 | HTML |
| 02/22/19 - Introduced | |
| 01/06/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 01/15/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/27/20 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/28/20 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/12/20 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/20 - Enrolled | |
| 09/18/20 - Chaptered |
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