Elections Committee roundup: multiple bills move forward; consent items pass; several measures set on call

The California Assembly Elections Committee met May 20, 2025 and heard a full agenda that included 15 bills on elections and administration. Committee members approved the consent calendar, advanced several bills as amended, and set other items on call for absent members.

Consent calendar items The committee approved a three‑item consent calendar early in the hearing. The secretary read the consent items — AB 808 (Addis), AB 1029 (Valencia) and AB 1072 (Pellerin) — and the motion to pass them as amended and re‑refer them to the Committee on Appropriations carried with members voting aye on the consent calendar. The motion to move consent was offered by Assemblymember Macedo and seconded by Assemblymember Berman.

Bills advanced with committee action - AB 1164 (Assemblymember Ransom) — The bill clarifies when voters are entitled to replacement ballots and updates the Voter Bill of Rights language. The Secretary of State supported the measure; the League of Women Voters testified in support. The committee passed AB 1164 as amended and re‑referred it to the Committee on Appropriations (roll call recorded, motion passed).

- AB 1286 (Assemblymember Burner) — The Public Employment Transparency Act would require disclosure of arrangements for prospective employment on the FPPC Form 700. The chair of the…