California SJR18: Campaign finance reform.

What the bill says

From the chaptered text, August 24, 2026:

20250SJR_001896CHP 96 INTRODUCED 2026-05-14 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-06-02 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-08-17 PASSED_SENATE 2026-06-11 ENROLLED 2026-08-19 CHAPTERED 2026-08-24 FILED 2026-08-24 2025 0 SJR 18 CHP 2026 CHR 0 207 Introduced by Senator McNerney (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Kalra, Lee, and Rogers) (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Arreguín, Cervantes, Cortese, Durazo, Grayson, McGuire, Menjivar, Stern, Wahab, and Wiener) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Connolly, Garcia, Harabedian, Jackson, and Ward) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE McNerney PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lee PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rogers COAUTHOR SENATE Allen COAUTHOR SENATE Arreguín COAUTHOR SENATE Cervantes COAUTHOR SENATE Cortese COAUTHOR SENATE Durazo COAUTHOR SENATE Grayson COAUTHOR SENATE McGuire COAUTHOR SENATE Menjivar COAUTHOR SENATE Stern COAUTHOR SENATE Wahab COAUTHOR SENATE Wiener COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ward Relative to campaign finance reform. campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform. This measure would memorialize the Legislature’s strong disagreement with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and encourage states to adopt policies to limit the powers of corporations to contribute to political campaigns, consistent with the United States Constitution. NO WHEREAS, The protections afforded by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution to the people of our nation are fundamental to our democracy; and WHEREAS, The First Amendment to the United States Constitution was intended to protect the free speech …

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Sponsors

• Jerry McNerney (D, SD05) · primary sponsor
• Ash Kalra (D, AD25)
• Alex Lee (D, AD24)
• Chris Rogers (D, AD02)
• Benjamin Allen (D, SD24)
• Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)
• Sabrina Cervantes (D, SD31)
• Dave Cortese (D, SD15)
• Durazo, Maria Elena (D, SD26)
• Grayson, Timothy (D, SD09)
• Mike McGuire (D, SD02)
• Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20)

Latest actions

1. August 24, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2026.
2. August 24, 2026: Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m.
3. August 18, 2026: In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
4. August 17, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 6209.) Ordered to the Senate.
5. August 17, 2026: Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate.
6. July 1, 2026: From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 1).
7. June 15, 2026: Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
8. June 11, 2026: In Assembly. Held at Desk.
9. June 11, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 4698.) Ordered to the Assembly.
10. June 10, 2026: From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 4645.) (June 9).

Votes

• SJR 18 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Rogers (August 17, 2026): 55 yea, 15 nay, passed
• Be adopted. To third reading. (July 1, 2026): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SJR18 McNerney et al. (June 11, 2026): 28 yea, 8 nay, passed
• Be adopted. Ordered to third reading (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 9, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SJR18?

SJR18 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Campaign finance reform.

What is the status of SJR18?

Chaptered as of August 24, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2026. (August 24, 2026).

Who sponsored SJR18?

Jerry McNerney (D, SD05), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SJR18?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SJR18