California AJR31: Restoration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What the bill says

From the introduced text, May 13, 2026:

20250AJR_003199INT 99 INTRODUCED 2026-05-13 REVISED 2026-05-14 2025 0 AJR 31 INT Introduced by Assembly Members Bryan, Bonta, Elhawary, Gipson, Jackson, McKinnor, Ransom, Sharp-Collins, and Wilson (Principal coauthors: Senators Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Weber Pierson) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alvarez, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Calderon, Caloza, Carrillo, Connolly, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Mark González, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Irwin, Kalra, Krell, Lee, Lowenthal, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rivas, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Schiavo, Schultz, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Valencia, Ward, Wicks, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Richardson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Smallwood-Cuevas PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Weber Pierson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lee COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR …

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Sponsors

• Isaac Bryan (D, AD55) · primary sponsor
• Mia Bonta (D, AD18) · primary sponsor
• Sade Elhawary (D, AD57) · primary sponsor
• Mike Gipson (D, AD65) · primary sponsor
• Corey Jackson (D, AD60) · primary sponsor
• Tina McKinnor (D, AD61) · primary sponsor
• Rhodesia Ransom (D, AD13) · primary sponsor
• LaShae Sharp-Collins (D, AD79) · primary sponsor
• Lori Wilson (D, AD11) · primary sponsor
• Laura Richardson (D, SD35)
• Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D, SD28)
• Akilah Weber Pierson (D, SD39)

Latest actions

1. August 30, 2026: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby.
2. June 30, 2026: From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30).
3. May 27, 2026: Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
4. May 18, 2026: In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
5. May 14, 2026: Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 20. Page 5034.)
6. May 14, 2026: Coauthors revised.
7. May 14, 2026: Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 5034.)
8. May 14, 2026: Without reference to committee.
9. May 14, 2026: From printer.
10. May 13, 2026: Introduced. To print.

Votes

• Be adopted. Ordered to third reading (June 30, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
• AJR 31 Assembly Third Reading By BRYAN (May 14, 2026): 60 yea, 11 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AJR31?

AJR31 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Restoration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What is the status of AJR31?

Introduced as of August 30, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby. (August 30, 2026).

Who sponsored AJR31?

Isaac Bryan (D, AD55), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AJR31?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AJR31