The California legislature is one of the few state legislatures that is still meeting. The session will end in September.

On August 8, the legislature passed AB 817, which lets adult residents who are not citizens work as polling place officials.

On August 12, the Assembly may vote on SB 213, which repeals all residency requirements for petitioners. If this bill is signed into law, that will moot two pending federal lawsuits.

On August 13, the Senate may vote on AB 1419, which moves the deadline for groups to qualify as parties, in presidential years, from January to July.

On August 19, the Senate Appropriations will hear AB 857, which requires state initiatives to use unpaid circulators for at least 20% of the required signatures. This bill also repeals all residency requirements for circulators.