Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology.

Removed all prior amendment date headers (Assembly April 13 and 16, May 7; Senate June 11, 17, August 13) and coauthor attribution lines, which are standard working-draft elements not carried into enrolled bills.

Added formal passage dates: 'Passed the Assembly August 26, 2026' and 'Passed the Senate August 25, 2026,' along with Chief Clerk and Secretary of the Senate signature blocks.

Added Governor's receipt and approval blocks at the end of the bill, including a blank date line for the Governor's signature.

Removed the procedural note 'Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.' which appears only in working drafts and is not part of the enrolled text.

The legislative counsel's digest title changed from 'AB 1664, as amended, Jackson' to 'AB 1664, Jackson,' dropping the 'as amended' designation now that the bill is in its final form.

Removed the word 'written' from the notice requirement. Local agencies now only need to provide 'notice' rather than 'written notice' to the Secretary of State and Attorney General when they become aware of a warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation involving election records or certified voting technology.

Expanded the operative text trigger from 'any law enforcement investigation' to 'any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation.' This broadens what events require notice and adds the qualifier 'active' for investigations. The bill summary already described this broader scope; the operative text is now aligned with it.

Senator Cervantes was elevated from coauthor to principal coauthor, reflecting a change in legislative sponsorship hierarchy.

A drafting typo 'any a warrant' was introduced in line 20 of the operative text, which should likely read 'any warrant.'

Notice deadline changed from 'no later than one business calendar day after' to 'immediately, but no later than one calendar day after.' This means notice must be given even on weekends and holidays, and the word 'immediately' adds urgency beyond the one-day outer limit.

Removed 'voting systems' as a separate category of protected election materials. The bill now only covers 'certified voting technology,' which is defined by reference to Section 17600. This narrows the scope of what triggers the notification requirement.

Corrected cross-reference in subdivision (c) from 'any matter described in subdivision (a), (b)' to 'any matter described in subdivision (b),' fixing an error that incorrectly referenced the definitions subdivision.

Corrected section number from 22 to 23 in the bill's short title, fixing a drafting error.

Urgency clause now references only the November 3, 2026 statewide general election, removing the prior reference to the June 2, 2026 statewide direct primary. This suggests the bill is no longer needed for the primary and is targeted at the general election.

The notice requirement now covers 'certified voting technology' (defined by reference to Elections Code Section 17600) in addition to election records and voting systems, and explicitly includes 'any portion thereof,' meaning partial seizures trigger the duty.

The trigger for the notice duty was expanded from warrants, subpoenas, or investigations 'pertaining to' election materials to also include the actual 'search, seizure, or retention of' those materials. This means the notice obligation is triggered by the physical act of taking materials, not just by the issuance of a legal process.

The Secretary of State was added alongside the Attorney General as an official who may intervene in court proceedings or initiate proceedings to challenge a warrant or subpoena. Previously only the Attorney General had this authority.

A new defined term 'certified voting technology' was added, incorporating the definition from Elections Code Section 17600 by reference.

The definition of 'election records' was expanded to include records that are 'sealed' by elections officials, in addition to records that must be kept, retained, or preserved.

The urgency clause justification was changed from referencing the June 2, 2026 primary election to the November 3, 2026 general election, reflecting that the Senate amendment came after the primary date.

The bill now adds Section 23 rather than Section 22 to the Elections Code, and includes a new empty Section 22. Senator Cervantes was added as a co-author.

A new Section 4 was added declaring the bill an urgency statute that takes effect immediately, with the stated justification being the need for it to be in force before the June 2, 2026 statewide direct primary election.

The sunset/repeal date was changed from November 1, 2030 to January 1, 2030, shortening the period the law remains in effect by approximately 10 months.

The required legislative vote was changed from a simple majority to a two-thirds majority, which is the constitutional requirement for passing an urgency statute.

The entire Vehicle Code provision (Article 17.6, Section 28157) was deleted. This had required the Department of General Services to establish a pilot program equipping state-operated heavy duty vehicles with direct driver monitoring systems for at least 24 months, collect data on distracted and drowsy driving, and submit a report to the Legislature within 12 months of completion.

The sunset/repeal date for the Elections Code Section 22 was changed from November 1, 2030 to January 1, 2030, shortening the period during which the law enforcement investigation protections remain in effect by approximately 10 months.

Assembly Member Bennett was added as a coauthor of the bill.

Added an entirely new section to the Elections Code (new Section 22) requiring local agencies, political subdivisions, or elections officials to provide written notice to the Secretary of State and Attorney General within one business day of becoming aware of any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation pertaining to election records or voting systems under their custody or control.

Repeals existing Section 22 of the Elections Code, which required state or local agencies to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General within 3 court days when filing or being served with federal election-related claims, and to provide draft settlements at least 14 court days before entering them.

Added a declaration that the new elections section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair, meaning it applies to all cities and counties including charter cities and charter counties.

Authorized the Attorney General to intervene in or initiate court proceedings to challenge a warrant or subpoena on any valid grounds or seek other appropriate relief, with calendar preference for such actions.

The new Elections Code provision includes a sunset date of November 1, 2030, after which it is automatically repealed.

The bill's state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' because the new elections provision creates duties for local agencies, triggering potential state reimbursement obligations under Part 7 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Assembly Member Berman was added as a co-author alongside Assembly Member Jackson.