California · 20252026

SB 42

Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.

Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue tags AI-classified

Elections & Voting 95% Government Operations & Budget 85%

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Sponsors + 21 cosponsors

Tom Umberg Democratic lead
Alex Lee Democratic
Ash Kalra Democratic
Ben Allen Democratic
Catherine Blakespear Democratic
Chris Rogers Democratic
Dave Cortese Democratic
Gail Pellerin Democratic
Henry Stern Democratic
Jerry McNerney Democratic
Jesse Arreguín Democratic
José Solache Democratic
Josh Becker Democratic
Liz Ortega Democratic
Marc Berman Democratic
Matt Haney Democratic
Nick Schultz Democratic
Pilar Schiavo Democratic
Sabrina Cervantes Democratic
Sasha Pérez Democratic
Scott Wiener Democratic
Steve Bennett Democratic

Roll-call votes on this bill

Question	Chamber	Result	Yea	Nay	Other	Date	Source
Unfinished Business SB42 Umberg et al. Concurrence	upper	pass	29	8	3	Sep 13, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 42 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Lee	lower	pass	58	20	1	Sep 13, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Do pass.	lower	pass	11	4	0	Aug 29, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	lower	pass	5	2	0	Jul 2, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
3rd Reading SB42 Umberg et al.	upper	pass	28	10	2	Jun 2, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Do pass as amended	upper	pass	5	1	1	May 23, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Placed on suspense file	upper	pass	6	0	1	Apr 21, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on…	upper	pass	4	1	0	Apr 1, 2025	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0