The California Assembly advanced AB 2281 on May 11, a bill Assemblymember Berman presented as a step toward strengthening the state’s election cybersecurity apparatus.
According to the Assembly floor session summary, the measure would bolster the Office of Election Cybersecurity within the Secretary of State’s office and allow consultation with academic researchers. The bill was among a larger slate of measures that moved during the same floor session.
The broader transcript shows lawmakers taking up election security alongside other policy items, including AJR 29, a separate resolution responding to federal vote-by-mail policy. AB 2281 is an internal state-government measure rather than a symbolic resolution, and its advancement could affect how California monitors election threats and works with outside experts on vulnerabilities.
The available source material does not specify the exact language changes, whether the vote was contested, or any fiscal effects. It does show that AB 2281 moved forward on the Assembly floor on May 11 and that the bill is tied to the Secretary of State’s Office of Election Cybersecurity.
