(California Globe) AB 2691 by Assemblywoman Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) prohibits persons convicted of “sexual assault” and “human trafficking” from running for any state or local elective office in California. It’s a good bill, with good intent… or was.
Recent amendments made on June 24, 2026, added in exemptions for pedophile adults who target children for sex.
The bill was heard in the Senate Elections Committee Tuesday morning (see below).
What no longer counts as “sexual assault” under this Elections code was amended in the bill above (AB 2691). Prior to Tuesday’s Senate hearing, the amendments were made at the request of Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) who is the Committee Chairman of the Senate Elections Committee, according to the California Family Council.