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AB 2691STATE · CaliforniaIntroduced

Elections: elective office: felony conviction.

Existing law prohibits the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provides that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. This bill would additionally prohibit the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provide that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if they have been convicted of a felony involving sexual assault or human trafficking, as defined.

Voted 8/31/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

66 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 7/1/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  2. 6/30/2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30).
  3. 6/24/2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
  4. 5/6/2026Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
  5. 4/28/2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  6. 4/27/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4834.)
  7. 4/27/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0.)
  8. 4/16/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. 4/15/2026Coauthors revised.
  10. 4/15/2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15).