CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 280 AUTHOR(S) : Alejo (Principal coauthor: Senator Padilla). TOPIC : Voting rights: preclearance. HOUSE LOCATION : SEN +LAST AMENDED DATE : 06/18/2014 TYPE OF BILL : Active Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required State-Mandated Local Program Fiscal Non-Tax Levy LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 08/14/2014 LAST HIST. ACTION : In committee: Held under submission. COMM. LOCATION : SEN APPROPRIATIONS TITLE : An act to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 400) to Division 0.5 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.