Enacts the "language access expansion act"
Summary
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025
How they voted
52–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
April Baskin
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
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