(1) Existing law authorizes a candidate for elective office to submit a petition containing a specified number of signatures in lieu of all or part of the fee for filing nomination papers. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to make forms for securing signatures available to each candidate commencing 60 days before the first day for circulating nomination papers, except as specified, and requires candidates to file in-lieu-filing-fee petitions at least 30 days before the close of the nomination period. This bill, for the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary election, would require the Secretary of State to make those forms available beginning December 19, 2025. This bill would require the Secretary of State to prepare a calendar of key election dates and deadlines and requirements for the nomination of candidates by the date that the in-lieu-filing-fee petition forms are made available. (2) Existing law requires each county elections official to provide the Secretary of State with specified information regarding the number of voters and their party preferences in the county and each supervisorial, Congressional, Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization district in the county on the 135th day before each direct primary election, with respect to all voters who are registered voters on the 154th day before the primary election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to compile a statewide list of this information within 30 days after receiving it from each county elections official. This bill would require the Secretary of State to determine, by December 19, 2025, whether it is feasible to include in the statewide list described above the number of voters by party preference in each congressional district with respect to all voters who are registered voters on the 154th day before the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary election. If the Secretary of State determines it is not feasible, the bill would not require that information to be included in the information provided by the counties and the compiled statewide list. The bill would require the Secretary of State to prepare a supplemental statewide list showing that information on a date specified by the Secretary of State, but not later than the 88th day before the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary election. (3) Existing law authorizes a candidate for elective office to designate that certain specified words appear below the candidate's name on the ballot, including, among others, the word "incumbent." This bill, for the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary election, would prohibit a candidate for the office of Representative in Congress from choosing the word "incumbent" as a designation to appear on the ballot. The bill would make conforming changes relating to the deadline for a person to file nomination documents for an office if a current holder of the office does not file nomination documents. These provisions would become operative only if ACA 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is approved by the voters and another state adopts a new congressional district map that takes effect after August 1, 2025. (4) The bill would repeal the provisions described in paragraphs (1) to (3) above on January 1, 2027. (5) Existing law requires a constitutional amendment submitted to the people by the Legislature to appear on the ballot of the first statewide election occurring at least 131 days after the adoption of the proposal. This bill would call a special election to be held throughout the state on November 4, 2025, and, notwithstanding the 131-day requirement, would require the submission of ACA 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session to the voters at that special election. The bill would authorize a local election called on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, to be consolidated with the statewide special election. The bill would require that the impartial analysis prepared by the Legislative Analyst for the state voter information guide for the special election include specified content regarding 2021 and 2025 congressional district maps. The bill would specify the procedures under which the special election would be conducted. Counties that conduct all-mailed ballot elections using vote centers would be required to maintain at least one vote center for every 30,000 registered voters from November 1, 2025, to November 4, 2025, and at least one vote center for every 60,000 registered voters from October 25, 2025, through October 31, 2025. Other counties would be authorized to consolidate polling places at a maximum ratio of one for every 10,000 registered voters. The bill would appropriate an amount from the General Fund to the Controller for the actual and reasonably necessary costs for counties to conduct the special election, as determined by the Director of Finance. The bill would also appropriate an amount from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for the actual and reasonably necessary costs for the Secretary of State to administer the special election, as determined by the Director of Finance. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Maddy summaryThis House Resolution (HR 44) recognizes and commends homeless service providers in California during November 2025, designating it as "Homelessness Awareness Month." It acknowledges the critical work of these providers - public and nonprofit staff who deliver services like outreach, housing navigation, and support to people experiencing homelessness. The resolution highlights challenges they face, including low wages and staffing difficulties, but does not create new policies or allocate funding. As a symbolic gesture, it aims to raise awareness of their role in addressing homelessness.
Maddy summaryThis is a commemorative resolution (not a law), passed by the California Assembly on August 18, 2025. It recognizes the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification (August 18, 1920), which guaranteed women the right to vote. The resolution acknowledges California's earlier 1911 suffrage victory and notes that women of color and women with disabilities faced continued barriers to voting until the Voting Rights Act (1965) and ADA (1990), respectively. The Assembly urges all Californians to celebrate this milestone.
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. Existing law, in the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, authorizes the management of a mobilehome park to only require repairs or improvements to, among other structures, a mobilehome, if specified conditions are met. Existing law requires the management to provide a homeowner with a written summary of repairs or improvements that management requires to, among other structures, the mobilehome no later than 10 business days following the receipt of a request for this information, as specified. This bill would instead require the management to provide a homeowner with the written summary of repairs or improvements no later than 15 days following receipt of a request. The bill would deem the management to have voluntarily waived any and all rights to require repairs or improvements if the management fails or refuses to provide a homeowner the written summary, except as specified. Existing law authorizes the management of a mobilehome park to require prior approval of a purchaser of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, as specified. Existing law requires management to notify the seller and the prospective purchaser, in writing, of either acceptance or rejection of the application within 15 days of receiving all of the information requested from the prospective purchaser. This bill would deem management to have approved the application of the prospective purchaser if management fails or refuses to notify the seller and the prospective purchaser within 15 days of receiving the information. Existing law requires the homeowner of a mobilehome or manufactured home in a mobilehome park to make certain real estate disclosures as part of a transfer or sale of a manufactured home or mobilehome in a mobilehome park, including the use of a Mobilehome Transfer Disclosure Statement. This bill would require a homeowner to provide a copy of the Manufactured Home and Mobilehome Transfer Disclosure Statement to the management of a mobilehome park in the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that would remain in the park. Existing law requires an escrow, sale, or transfer agreement involving a mobilehome located in a park at the time of the sale, where the mobilehome is to remain in the park, to contain a copy of either a fully executed rental agreement or a statement signed by the park's management and the prospective homeowner that the parties have agreed to the terms and conditions of a rental agreement. Under existing law, if the purchaser fails to execute the rental agreement, the purchaser does not have any rights to tenancy. Existing law considers an occupant of a mobilehome who has no rights to tenancy and is not otherwise entitled to occupy the mobilehome an unlawful occupant if the occupant refuses to surrender the mobilehome park site to management, as specified, and subjects an unlawful occupant to certain provisions related to unlawful detainer. Existing law exempts an occupant of a mobilehome from being considered an unlawful occupant if certain conditions are present, including, among other things, the management has determined that the occupant has the financial ability to pay rent and charges of the park and will comply with the rules and regulations of the park, as specified, and provisions regarding the sale and transfer of a mobilehome. This bill, as an alternative to the above-specified condition, would exempt an occupant of a mobilehome from being considered an unlawful occupant if management failed or refused to timely notify the occupant of rejection or acceptance of the application of the prospective purchaser pursuant to the bill's provisions.
Maddy summaryThis resolution designates October 18, 2025, as Huell Howser Day to honor his contributions to California's history, culture, and people. It directly affects Californians by formally recognizing Huell Howser's legacy through a state-recognized observance. The bill has no policy changes or financial implications - it solely creates a commemorative date.
Maddy summaryACR 93 designates October 23, 2025, as "Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency Awareness Day" in California. The bill does not create new laws or alter regulations; it is a ceremonial resolution to raise public awareness about Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency (AADC deficiency), a rare genetic disorder affecting dopamine and serotonin production. It directly affects the AADC deficiency patient community and their families by promoting recognition of the condition. This designation has no legal or financial impact beyond symbolic acknowledgment.
Maddy summaryACR 99 designates June 29, 2025, as Scleroderma Awareness Day in California. This resolution has no binding effect but aims to raise public awareness about scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease affecting the skin and internal organs. It directly affects California residents by encouraging community recognition of the disease. The measure serves solely as a commemorative statement without implementing new policies or funding.
This measure would, among other things, declare that using executive orders to silence opposition and chill legal advocacy is an unlawful attack on the right of Americans to seek counsel and would designate May 1 as Law Day to not only commemorate the importance that law plays in California but to stand in solidarity with the legal community.
This measure would urge the United States Congress to avoid any cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , which could harm the state's children, older adults, and families, and impact the state's economic well-being.
This measure would, among other things, recognize the serious and urgent threat maladaptation poses to the success and cost effectiveness of the state's climate resilience actions.