Roster of public officials: local government.

Removed a standalone section (former Section 1) that expressed the Legislature's intent to enact legislation relating to the roster of public officials. This was a non-binding statement of purpose with no operative effect.

Changed the deadline language in new Government Code Section 12242 from 'Within 90 days of each general election' to 'No more than 90 days after each general election.' The new phrasing eliminates ambiguity about whether the 90-day window could begin before the election.

Changed the fiscal committee designation from 'no' to 'yes' and the state-mandated local program designation from 'no' to 'yes,' acknowledging that the bill imposes a new obligation on local governments that may trigger state reimbursement under the California Constitution's mandate clause.

The bill was formally approved by the Governor on October 13, 2025, and assigned as Chapter 762 of the California statutes.

Senate and Assembly passage certification blocks, blank signature lines, and the 'received by the Governor' line were removed in favor of the standard chaptered format header.

The deadline for local governing bodies to submit updated lists of officials to the Secretary of State was extended from 90 days to 120 days after each general election.

Deadline language was reworded from 'within 90 days of' to 'no more than 120 days after,' which is a clearer formulation of the outer time limit.

The deadline for local governing bodies to submit updated lists of officials to the Secretary of State was extended from 90 days to 120 days after each general election.

New Section 12242 requires the governing body of each city, county, or city and county (or their delegated local entity) to submit an updated list of local elected or appointed officials to the Secretary of State by electronic means within 90 days of each general election.

A state mandates reimbursement provision was added: if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts shall be made under Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Fiscal committee and state-mandated local program designations were both changed from 'no' to 'yes,' acknowledging the new costs imposed on local agencies.

The bill's title was changed from a general 'act relating to state government' to specifically 'an act to add Section 12242 to the Government Code,' reflecting the shift from an intent statement to an operative statutory requirement.