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CA SB1310

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Steven Choi

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires jury commissioners to notify the Secretary of State and county elections officials when a prospective juror attests under penalty of perjury that they are disqualified from jury service for reasons that would also make them ineligible to vote (such as non-citizenship)

  • Elections officials must inactivate the voter registration of individuals identified as ineligible and send notice providing an opportunity to confirm eligibility before canceling registration

  • Directs elections officials to update voter registration addresses when jury affidavits reveal a registered voter has moved to a different California county

  • Introduced by Senator Choi on February 20, 2026, with coauthors Senator Alvarado-Gil and Assembly Member Tangipa

  • Creates a state-mandated local program requiring reimbursement to local agencies if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes costs on them

Legislative Description

Voter registration: prospective jurors.

Last Action

Set for hearing April 7.

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections and Constitutional Amendments3/4/2026
Rules2/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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