California SB 1164: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater sustainability agencies.
Status: Referred to Com. on RLS. (as of 2016-03-03)
State: California · Session: 20152016 · Bill: SB 1164
Subjects: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater sustainability agencies.
Sponsors: Cannella
Bill Text
• • • • • • Bill Text - SB-1164 Elections. • • skip to content • home • accessibility • FAQ • feedback • sitemap • login • x Quick Search: Bill Number Bill Keyword • • • • • • Home • Bill Information • California Law • Publications • Other Resources • My Subscriptions • My Favorites • Bill Information >> • Bill Search >> • Text Bill Text PDF2 Bill PDF |Add To My Favorites |Track Bill | Version: 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly 06/24/26 - Amended Assembly 05/14/26 - Amended Senate 04/27/26 - Amended Senate 04/14/26 - Amended Senate 03/25/26 - Amended Senate 02/18/26 - Introduced SB-1164 Elections.(2025-2026) Text >> Votes >> History >> Bill Analysis >> Today's Law As Amended >> Compare Versions >> Status >> Comments To Author >> Track Bill >> Add To My Favorites >> SHARE THIS: Date Published: 07/02/2026 09:00 PM SB1164:v93#DOCUMENTBill Start Amended IN Assembly July 02, 2026 Amended IN Assembly June 24, 2026 Amended IN Senate May 14, 2026 Amended IN Senate April 27, 2026 Amended IN Senate April 14, 2026 Amended IN Senate March 25, 2026 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1164 Introduced by Senator Cervantes February 18, 2026 An act to amend Sections 10010, 14025, 14026, and 21130 of, to add Sections 14033 and 14034 to, to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19219.5) to Chapter 3 of Division 19 of, to repeal Section 14032 of, and to repeal and add Sections 14027, 14028, 14029, and 14030 of, the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1164, as amended, Cervantes. Elections. The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) prohibits a political subdivision from imposing or applying an at-large method of election for members of the political subdivision’s governing body in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as specified. Existing law requires courts to implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of district-based elections, for violations of the CVRA. This bill, the California Voting Rights Act of 2026, would repeal and replace the CVRA. The bill would prohibit a political subdivision or state agency from implementing, imposing, or enforcing any election policy or practice, as defined, that results in, or is likely to result in, voter suppression. An election policy or practice would result in voter suppression if it (1) causes a material disparity in voter participation, access to voting opportunities, or the opportunity or ability to participate in the political process for members of a protected class, which is defined as any race, color, or language-minority group; or (2) based on the totality of circumstances, causes an impairment of the equal opportunity or ability of members of a protected class to participate in the political process. An election policy or practice would not violate the prohibition on voter suppression if the political subdivision or state agency demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the election policy or practice is necessary to significantly further a compelling and particularized governmental interest and there is no reasonable alternative that comparably furthers the governmental interest and results in a smaller disparity between members of a protected class and other members of the electorate. The bill would also prohibit a political subdivision from employing any method of election, as defined, that has the effect, or will likely have the effect, of diluting the vote of protected class members. Vote dilution would be established if there is an impairment of the equal opportunity or ability of protected class members to nominate or elect candidates of their choice, as provided, and another method of election or a change to the existing method of election would likely mitigate the impairment. The bill sets forth various factors that courts could, and could not, consider when evaluating whether voter suppression or vote dilution exists within a political subdivision. The Attorney General, or any individual or entity aggrieved by a violation of the prohibitions on voter suppression and vote dilution, would have standing to bring an action, and those actions would be subject to expedited pretrial, trial, and appellate proceedings. The bill would require a potential plaintiff, before filing an action alleging voter suppression or vote dilution, to send a notice letter to the political subdivision identifying the potential violation and how the party’s proposed remedy would address it. For allegations of voter suppression, the bill would permit the potential plaintiff to file an action if the political subdivision has not enacted a remedy within 45 days of receipt of the notice letter or if the political subdivision’s remedy would not r
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