Existing law, the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, prohibits an at-large method of election from being imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice, or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class. Upon finding such a violation, a court must implement appropriate remedies, as specified, that are tailored to remedy the violation. Existing law, the FAIR MAPS Act of 2023, requires a districting body, as defined, to adopt election district boundaries that comply with the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and federal voting rights laws by specified deadlines. If the districting body fails to timely adopt such election district boundaries, the districting body must immediately petition the superior court in a county in which the local jurisdiction is located for an order adopting election district boundaries. If the districting body fails to bring such a petition within a specified time, any resident of the local jurisdiction is authorized to file that petition. Existing law stays proceedings in the trial court upon the judgment or order appealed from, including enforcement of the judgment or order, upon the perfecting of an appeal. Existing law enumerates specified judgments or orders that are not stayed upon the perfecting of an appeal, if certain conditions are present.
California AB 1079 (20252026) — Civil appeals: stay of enforcement.
Existing law, the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, prohibits an at-large method of election from being imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice, or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class. Upon finding such a violation, a court must implement appropriate remedies, as specified, that are tailored to remedy the violation. Existing law, the FAIR MAPS Act of 2023, requires a districting body, as defined, to adopt election district boundaries that comply with the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and federal voting rights laws by specified deadlines. If the districting body fails to timely adopt such election district boundaries, the districting body must immediately petition the superior court in a county in which the local jurisdiction is located for an order adopting election district boundaries. If the districting body fails to bring such a petition within a specified time, any resident of the local jurisdiction is authorized to file that petition. Existing law stays proceedings in the trial court upon the judgment or order appealed from, including enforcement of the judgment or order, upon the perfecting of an appeal. Existing law enumerates specified judgments or orders that are not stayed upon the perfecting of an appeal, if certain conditions are present.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1079 Ávila Farías Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 56–17 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 4–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments] — 10–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections] — 7–3 (pass) · lower
AB 1079 Ávila Farías Assembly Third Reading — 55–16 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ávila Farías — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-10 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and ELECTIONS. referral-committee
2025-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-24 Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. referral-committee
2025-05-05 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 30). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-05-06 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 16. Page 2072.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and E. & C.A. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 2984.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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