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AB 1040: Elections: residency: displacement by natural disaster.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What AB 1040 does, verified February 3, 2026

<p>This bill aims to amend the elections code to clarify the concept of "residence" for voting purposes. Currently, a person's residence is defined as their domicile, which is the place where they intend to remain and return to when absent. The bill would expand this definition to include individuals who temporarily leave their home due to a natural disaster, as long as they intend to return to their original home or another address within the same jurisdiction.</p>

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Recent actions5 total · showing 5
Feb. 02, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Jan. 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
Mar. 10, 2025Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
Feb. 21, 2025From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Feb. 20, 2025Read first time. To print.
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