Elections: voter eligibility.
Summary
Existing law prohibits a person who is on parole for the conviction of a felony from voting, registering to vote, or preregistering to vote. This bill would remove those prohibitions, thereby allowing a person on parole to preregister, register, and vote and make other technical and conforming changes. This bill would become operative only if ACA 6 of the 2019–20 Regular Session is approved by the voters.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Feb 15, 2019
Signed Sep 30, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 28, 2020 · Assembly Jan 30, 2020
How they voted
26–9
Passed
Total votes 35
Aug 28, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Sep 30, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 5347.).
lower
Aug 28, 2020
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 4399.).
upper
Aug 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 20).
upper
Aug 13, 2020
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Aug 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 20. Page 3938.)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 23).
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin McCarty
DDemocratic
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