Nominations: tax return disclosures: candidates for Governor.
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 88 days before the direct primary election, files with the Secretary of State 2 copies of every income tax return, as defined, 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 one copy of each submitted return, and authorizes the candidate to redact additional information as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State, within 5 days of receipt, to make the redacted versions of the candidate's tax returns available to the public on the Secretary of State's internet website, and to continuously post the returns until the official canvass for the direct primary election is completed. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to retain the paper copies of the submitted tax returns until the completion of the official canvass of the ensuing general election.
California SB 658 (20232024) — Nominations: tax return disclosures: candidates for Governor.
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 88 days before the direct primary election, files with the Secretary of State 2 copies of every income tax return, as defined, 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 one copy of each submitted return, and authorizes the candidate to redact additional information as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State, within 5 days of receipt, to make the redacted versions of the candidate's tax returns available to the public on the Secretary of State's internet website, and to continuously post the returns until the official canvass for the direct primary election is completed. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to retain the paper copies of the submitted tax returns until the completion of the official canvass of the ensuing general election.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 658 McGuire Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
McGuire — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2023-03-01 Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD. referral-committee
2023-03-13 Set for hearing March 21.
2023-03-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 424.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-03 Set for hearing April 11.
2023-04-12 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 687.) (April 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-04-18 Set for hearing April 24.
2023-04-24 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1407.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-15 Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. referral-committee
2023-06-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-23 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2865.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-05 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-09-07 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2477.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 880, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8f23ea82-fc99-4c7d-8b75-bce6e83c22cc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).