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AB 2153: Voter registration: residency confirmation.
What AB 2153 does, verified August 22, 2026
This bill repeals an outdated requirement for county elections officials to update a voter's registration record if a voter's address has changed due to a move within the state. It also repeals another requirement that changes a voter's registration status to inactive if mailings have been returned as undeliverable or if other sources of information indicate the voter has moved out of state. The goal of this bill is to simplify voter registration processes.
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 112, Statutes of 2026. (2026-08-20)Alert me
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| Aug. 20, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 112, Statutes of 2026. |
| Aug. 20, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Aug. 10, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m. |
| Aug. 03, 2026 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Aug. 03, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.). |
Latest bill textChaptered version, August 20, 2026 · 157 words
Assembly Bill No. 2153
CHAPTER 112
An act to repeal Section 2226 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
[ Approved by Governor August 20, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State August 20, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2153, Berman. Voter registration: residency confirmation.
Existing law requires county elections officials to update a voter’s registration record if change-of-address information indicates the voter has moved to a new residence address in California. Existing law requires county elections officials to change a voter’s registration status to inactive if mailings have been returned as undeliverable or if other sources of information indicate that the voter has moved out of state.
This bill would repeal an obsolete version of these requirements.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 2226 of the Elections Code, as amended by Section 6 of Chapter 262 of the Statutes of 2019, is repealed.Text of AB 2153 as chaptered, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions