AB 1664: Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology.
<p>The bill requires local agencies and elections officials to notify the secretary of state and attorney general within one business day upon becoming aware of any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation related to election records or voting systems under their control. It also grants the attorney general the authority to intervene in or initiate court proceedings to challenge such warrants or subpoenas on valid grounds or seek other appropriate relief. The provisions will be repealed on January 1, 2030.</p>
| Sep. 19, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 336, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 19, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 03, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 6567.). |
| Aug. 25, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| Enrolled August 30, 2026 |
| Passed IN Senate August 25, 2026 |
| Passed IN Assembly August 26, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate August 13, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate June 17, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate June 11, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly May 07, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly April 16, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly April 13, 2026 |
| Introduced by Assembly Members Jackson and Berman (Principal coauthor: Senator Cervantes) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Bennett) |
January 29, 2026 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 23 is added to the Elections Code, to read:23.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:SEC. 3.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SEC. 4.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: