(1) Existing law prohibits the name of a candidate for Governor from being printed on the ballot of the direct primary election unless the candidate, at least 98 days before the direct primary election, files with the Secretary of State copies of every income tax return the candidate filed with the Internal Revenue Service in the 5 most recent taxable years. Existing law requires the candidate to redact specified information from each submitted return. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to review the redacted copy of each tax return, and, if the Secretary of State determines that the candidate has redacted information other than that which is specified, to prepare a new version of the tax return with only the permitted redactions.
(1) Existing law prohibits the name of a candidate for Governor from being printed on the ballot of the direct primary election unless the candidate, at least 98 days before the direct primary election, files with the Secretary of State copies of every income tax return the candidate filed with the Internal Revenue Service in the 5 most recent taxable years. Existing law requires the candidate to redact specified information from each submitted return. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to review the redacted copy of each tax return, and, if the Secretary of State determines that the candidate has redacted information other than that which is specified, to prepare a new version of the tax return with only the permitted redactions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB35 Umberg et al. Concurrence — 29–5 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Rules] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 29–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 6–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
SB 35 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Berman — 61–13 (pass) · lower
SB 35 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Berman Amendment Set #1 — 59–15 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Umberg — primary (person)
McGuire — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-12-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2020-12-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.
2021-01-28 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
2021-02-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-03-04 Set for hearing March 15.
2021-03-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-03-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 498.) (March 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-03-18 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-03-26 Set for hearing April 13.
2021-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 778.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-04-21 Set for hearing May 3.
2021-05-04 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 1056.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-10 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2021-05-20 Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-06-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-06-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-06-29 June 29 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2021-07-14 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-07-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-08-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-08-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-26 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 2513.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-26 Ordered to third reading.
2021-08-26 Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2021-08-31 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 31). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-09-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-09-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 13. Page 2691.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-02 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2021-09-03 Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2021-09-03 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2418.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-09-03 Set for hearing September 8.
2021-09-08 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2538.) committee-passage
2021-09-09 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 2545.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-09-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2021-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f5c2e272-08db-4735-af8a-acf079a546ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).