Votes at a glance: how the Assembly Elections Committee acted on today's bills

This is a concise summary of all formal committee actions recorded at the October 27, 2025 Assembly Elections Committee hearing. It lists each bill considered, the committee motion, the recorded committee vote (where taken), and the immediate outcome.

Consent calendar - AB 808 (Addis): Motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Appropriations with recommendation to consent calendar — Passed on consent. - AB 1029 (Valencia): Motion to pass and re‑refer to Appropriations with recommendation to consent calendar — Passed on consent. - AB 1072 (Pellerin): Motion to pass and re‑refer to Appropriations with recommendation to consent calendar — Passed on consent.

Other bills (selected) - AB 1249 (Wilson) — Motion to pass as amended; committee vote recorded (Pellerin: aye; Macedo: no; Berman: aye; Salace: aye; Stephanie: aye; Tongapha: no). Outcome: passed and re‑referred to Appropriations (4–2). - AB 25 (DeMaio) — Motion to pass; recorded vote (Macedo: yes; Tongapha: yes; Pellerin: no; Berman: no; Salace: no; Stephanie: no). Outcome: failed in committee (2–4). - AB 1164 (Ransom) — Clarify replacement ballot rights; motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Appropriations. Outcome: passed and re‑referred to Appropriations (roll call recorded on floor: Pellerin, Macedo, Berman, Salace, Stephanie — ayes — passed). - AB 141 (Soria / AB 1441 in hearing transcript) — AB 1441 (Soria) citizens' redistricting commission for Merced County: Motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Local Government — Passed (committee recorded several ayes; final recorded: passed and re‑referred to Local Government 5–2 on roll call). - AB 1286 (Bauer‑Kahan / burner? transcript shows AB1286) — Public Employment Transparency Act (form 700 prospective employment disclosure): Motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Appropriations — Passed in committee (recorded as 5–0 on roll call). - AB 1370 (Patterson nondisclosure) — Motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Judiciary — Passed and re‑referred to Judiciary (committee roll called: passed). - AB 1214 (Patterson counting timeline) — Motion to pass: Committee discussion and recorded vote left insufficient support; motion failed (author requested reconsideration which did not carry). - AB 1116 (Berman) — Expand Online Voter Registration (signature image upload, remove API provision): Motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Appropriations — Passed (committee announced motion carried; outcome recorded as 4–2 on clerk’s tally). - AB 919 (Lowenthal) — Confidential voter status by power of attorney for cognitively impaired adults: Motion to pass and re‑refer to Appropriations — Passed (6–0). - AB 16 (Alanis) — Clarify earlier processing of VBM ballots and obsolete code cleanups: Motion to pass as amended and re‑refer to Appropriations — Passed (committee recorded ayes). - AB 5 (Berman) — Establish targets for when the majority of ballots should be counted, with an extension process: Motion to pass and re‑refer to Appropriations — Passed unanimously (6–0).

Notes on procedure and next steps - Several bills that passed committee were re‑referred to Appropriations and will next be scheduled for fiscal review. The committee accepted technical amendments on multiple measures and asked authors to continue consultation with the Secretary of State and county elections officials where implementation or IT issues were raised. - Some votes were initially placed “on call” to permit absent members to sign on; final clerk tallies were recorded before adjournment.

This roundup does not summarize the entirety of the hearing but records the committee's formal outcomes for each bill listed above.