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SCR-48 • 2026

High School Voter Education Weeks.

High School Voter Education Weeks.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cervantes (S) , Pérez
Last action
2025-09-02
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 162, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify how the education will be conducted or what activities/materials will be used.

High School Voter Education Weeks

This law encourages Californians to participate in two specific weeks each year at high schools where voter education takes place.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates High School Voter Education Weeks on April 14 to 25, 2025, and September 15 to 26, 2025.
  • Encourages all Californians to participate in these specific weeks.

Who It Names or Affects

  • High school students in California
  • Californians who can participate during the specified voter education weeks

Terms To Know

Voter Education Weeks
Specific weeks set aside for high schools to conduct voter education activities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide details on how the education will be conducted.
  • It is unclear what specific activities or materials will be used during these weeks.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 162, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.

  3. 2025-08-25 California Legislative Information

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2254.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. 2025-08-21 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  5. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2595.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. 2025-07-14 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 14).

  8. 2025-07-10 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  9. 2025-04-28 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  10. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  11. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 886.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. 2025-04-22 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to second reading.

  14. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended.

  15. 2025-04-07 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. 2025-04-03 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to second reading.

  17. 2025-04-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended.

  18. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  19. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SCR 48, Cervantes.
High School Voter Education Weeks.
This measure would encourage all Californians to participate in the High School Voter Education Weeks of April 14 to 25, 2025, and September 15 to 26, 2025.

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