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Bill	Elections: signature verification statements, unsigned ballot identification statements, and reports of ballot rejections.	(1) Existing law, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, requires the elections official to compare the signature on the identification envelope with either the signature appearing on the voter's affidavit or other signature appearing on a form that is part of the voter's registration record. Existing law, if it is determined that the signatures do not compare, requires the elections official to send by first-class mail notice to the voter of the opportunity to verify the voter's signature. Existing law prohibits the elections official from rejecting a vote by mail with signatures that do not compare if the voter delivers a signature verification statement and the signature on the verification statement compares with the signature on file in the voter's record.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20232024	AB 3184	California AB 3184 (20232024)	bill	Elections signature verification statements unsigned ballot identification statements and reports of ballot rejections	enacted	Berman	8	30	8	2024-02-16	2024-09-22	openstates	ocd-bill/420ff38e-9a9c-4535-be2d-da5c1e293205	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184	4ec328ade587f8fabd52dbc68cb4cec253e0b57d722af79971489578a42a0d6f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 3184 (20232024) — Elections: signature verification statements, unsigned ballot identification statements, and reports of ballot rejections.

(1) Existing law, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, requires the elections official to compare the signature on the identification envelope with either the signature appearing on the voter's affidavit or other signature appearing on a form that is part of the voter's registration record. Existing law, if it is determined that the signatures do not compare, requires the elections official to send by first-class mail notice to the voter of the opportunity to verify the voter's signature. Existing law prohibits the elections official from rejecting a vote by mail with signatures that do not compare if the voter delivers a signature verification statement and the signature on the verification statement compares with the signature on file in the voter's record.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 02/16/24 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 06/24/24 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 08/06/24 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 08/12/24 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/19/24 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 09/22/24 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
7. AB3184 (committee substitute) — source
8. 09/04/24 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB3184 Berman By Blakespear Urgency Clause — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 3184 Berman Concurrence - Urgency Added — 76–0 (pass) · lower
• With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 3184 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day — 71–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Berman — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2024-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2024-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
• 2024-03-11 Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. referral-committee
• 2024-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2024-05-08 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
• 2024-05-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2024-05-16 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
• 2024-06-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
• 2024-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2024-08-05 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
• 2024-08-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2024-08-06 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2024-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2024-08-08 Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). referral-committee
• 2024-08-08 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2024-08-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
• 2024-08-14 From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14) committee-passage
• 2024-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2024-08-22 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 5294.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2024-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2024-08-23 Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
• 2024-08-28 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
• 2024-08-29 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage
• 2024-08-30 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
• 2024-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2024-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 437, Statutes of 2024. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/420ff38e-9a9c-4535-be2d-da5c1e293205. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).