SB-316
Education

High school pupils: voter registration.

Engrossed
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Requires high schools to provide voter registration information to all 11th grade students starting in 2026.
  • Authorizes schools to appoint student voter outreach coordinators who can organize registration drives and elections.
  • Mandates schools to provide paper voter registration forms upon request from students or parents.
  • Allows schools to partner with nonprofit organizations for implementing voter education programs.

Summary

Senator Reyes's High School Voter Registration Act expands California's youth civic engagement framework by establishing comprehensive voter education requirements for high school students and clarifying the role of student voter outreach coordinators in both public and private schools.

Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, school districts, county boards of education, state special schools, and charter schools serving 11th-grade students must provide information about voter pre-registration and registration before students complete their junior year. This information covers voting eligibility, county election services, online and mail-in voting procedures, and the Student Poll Worker program. Schools may deliver this content through classroom instruction, existing programs, family sessions, or counselor meetings. The bill also requires schools to direct students and parents requesting paper registration forms to appropriate resources, while maintaining compliance with student privacy laws.

The legislation modifies existing provisions for student voter outreach coordinators, explicitly including both public and private schools. These coordinators may organize campus voter registration drives, mock elections, debates, and other election-related activities with administrator approval. Schools may partner with nonprofit organizations experienced in nonpartisan youth civic engagement to implement these programs, with activities potentially aligning with established high school voter education weeks. The state will reimburse local educational agencies for costs associated with implementing these new requirements, as determined by the Commission on State Mandates.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
Hearing scheduled for , State Capitol, Room 444
Assembly Education Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections]
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate 3rd Reading SB316 Reyes By Allen
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Do pass
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Placed on suspense file
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Hearing
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Senate Education Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Education Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Contacts

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Eloise ReyesD
Senator
Bill Author
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Marc BermanD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Steve BennettD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Bill EssayliR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Gail PellerinD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Eloise ReyesD
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Marc BermanD
Assemblymember
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Steve BennettD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Bill EssayliR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Gail PellerinD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Jose SolacheD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Catherine StefaniD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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David TangipaR
Assemblymember
Committee Member

Similar Past Legislation

Bill NumberTitleIntroduced DateStatusLink to Bill
AB-2724
High school pupils: voter registration.
February 2024
Vetoed
Voter education: high school pupils.
January 2020
Failed
Voter education: high school pupils.
February 2019
Vetoed
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Introduced By

Eloise Reyes
Eloise ReyesD
California State Senator
40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (6/3/2025)

Latest Voting History

July 2, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
9009PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Requires high schools to provide voter registration information to all 11th grade students starting in 2026.
  • Authorizes schools to appoint student voter outreach coordinators who can organize registration drives and elections.
  • Mandates schools to provide paper voter registration forms upon request from students or parents.
  • Allows schools to partner with nonprofit organizations for implementing voter education programs.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Eloise Reyes
Eloise ReyesD
California State Senator

Summary

Senator Reyes's High School Voter Registration Act expands California's youth civic engagement framework by establishing comprehensive voter education requirements for high school students and clarifying the role of student voter outreach coordinators in both public and private schools.

Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, school districts, county boards of education, state special schools, and charter schools serving 11th-grade students must provide information about voter pre-registration and registration before students complete their junior year. This information covers voting eligibility, county election services, online and mail-in voting procedures, and the Student Poll Worker program. Schools may deliver this content through classroom instruction, existing programs, family sessions, or counselor meetings. The bill also requires schools to direct students and parents requesting paper registration forms to appropriate resources, while maintaining compliance with student privacy laws.

The legislation modifies existing provisions for student voter outreach coordinators, explicitly including both public and private schools. These coordinators may organize campus voter registration drives, mock elections, debates, and other election-related activities with administrator approval. Schools may partner with nonprofit organizations experienced in nonpartisan youth civic engagement to implement these programs, with activities potentially aligning with established high school voter education weeks. The state will reimburse local educational agencies for costs associated with implementing these new requirements, as determined by the Commission on State Mandates.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (6/3/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
Hearing scheduled for , State Capitol, Room 444
Assembly Education Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections]
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate 3rd Reading SB316 Reyes By Allen
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Do pass
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Placed on suspense file
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Hearing
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Senate Education Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Education Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Latest Voting History

July 2, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
9009PASS

Contacts

Profile
Eloise ReyesD
Senator
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Marc BermanD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Steve BennettD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Gail PellerinD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
0 of 8 row(s) selected.
Page 1 of 2
Select All Legislators
Profile
Eloise ReyesD
Senator
Bill Author
Profile
Marc BermanD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Steve BennettD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Gail PellerinD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Jose SolacheD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Catherine StefaniD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
David TangipaR
Assemblymember
Committee Member

Similar Past Legislation

Bill NumberTitleIntroduced DateStatusLink to Bill
AB-2724
High school pupils: voter registration.
February 2024
Vetoed
Voter education: high school pupils.
January 2020
Failed
Voter education: high school pupils.
February 2019
Vetoed
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