California State Scorecard

SB720 Red-light Cameras (Passed 68 to 8 on 9/12/2025). Lets any California city or county run red-light-camera programs.

SB720 Red-light Cameras (Passed 33 to 3 on 9/13/2025). Lets any California city or county run red-light-camera programs.

AB1263 Ghost-gun Ban (Passed 62 to 13 on 9/12/2025). Expands California’s restrictions on “ghost guns” by criminalizing the act of aiding, abetting, or facilitating the unlawful manufacture of firearms.

SB756 DEI Motion-picture Tax Credits (Passed 78 to 1 on 9/12/2025). Requires the California Film Commission to expand the state’s motion-picture tax-credit system by adding new data-collection requirements.

SB771 Free-speech Violation (Passed 30 to 8 on 9/11/2025). Makes large social-media platforms legally liable if their algorithms or actions help facilitate violence, intimidation, or discrimination that violates California civil-rights laws.

AB742 Descendants of Slaves Preference (Passed 59 to 16 on 9/10/2025). Requires California’s professional-licensing boards to fast-track license applications for individuals certified as descendants of American slaves.

AB1249 Satellite Voting Locations (Passed 60 to 18 on 9/10/2025). Expands early-voting access in California by allowing voters to cast their vote-by-mail ballots at the county elections office or satellite locations starting 29 days before an election.

AB268 New State Holiday: Diwali (Passed 36 to 0 on 9/10/2025). Designates Diwali, the Hindu “festival of lights," as an official state holiday in California.

SB518 Reparations for Descendants of Slaves (Passed 30 to 10 on 9/10/2025). Establishes the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within California’s Civil Rights Department to administer future reparations-related programs.

AB260 Abortion Protection (Passed 30 to 8 on 9/9/2025). Expands protections for access to medication abortion in California, and shields providers, pharmacists, and facilities from out-of-state interference.