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2025-2026 Regular Session

HR251

Local government; probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that all probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026 Became law May 12, 2026

Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 11, 2026 · House

Adopt: House Vote #504

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

145 yea–20 nay · 4 not voting · 6 absent

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March 19, 2026 · Senate

Adoption Of Constitutional Amendment: Senate Vote #749

Failed ✓ Officially verified⭐ Substantive final action

31 yea–18 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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March 20, 2026 · Senate

Motion For Reconsideration: Senate Vote #758

Passed

32 yea–5 nay · 17 not voting

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March 31, 2026 · Senate

Adoption Of Constitutional Amendment: Senate Vote #877

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. State Act 638
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Reconsidered Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. Senate Senate Reconsidered
  7. Senate Senate Notice to Reconsider
  8. Senate Senate Lost
  9. Senate Senate Third Read
  10. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  11. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  12. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  13. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  14. House House Third Readers
  15. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  16. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  17. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  18. House House Second Readers
  19. House House First Readers
  20. House House Hopper
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