California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 45 D · 11 R cosponsors

SCR 48 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 55th anniversary of assassination.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2023.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 30, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on June 06, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 76 sponsors

    1 primary, 75 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (45 D · 11 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This measure would recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 2023, the 55th anniversary of his assassination, for his numerous accomplishments and contributions to the nation and the long-lasting influence that his words and legacy continue to have globally.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2023.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.

  3. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2085.) Ordered to the Senate.

  5. Coauthors revised.

  6. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 26).

  7. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  8. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  9. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 812.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  10. From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  11. Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 75 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (75)

Not signed on (46)

46 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SCR 48 Smallwood-Cuevas Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 45002
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 20000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Villapudua — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Essayli — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8001
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Essayli — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Low — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SCR48 Smallwood-Cuevas et

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 19003
Republican 6001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SCR 48 do?
This measure would recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 2023, the 55th anniversary of his assassination, for his numerous accomplishments and contributions to the nation and the long-lasting influence that his words and legacy continue to have globally.
Who sponsors SCR 48?
SCR 48 is sponsored by Vince Fong, Wendy Carrillo, Jim Patterson, Luz Rivas, Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Alanis, Juan (Republican), Alvarez, David (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Bains, Jasmeet (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Bennett, Steve (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Bryan, Isaac G. (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), Chen, Phillip (Republican), Connolly, Damon (Democratic), Dahle, Megan (Republican), Davies, Laurie (Republican), Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola (Democratic), Bradford, Jones-Sawyer, Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic), Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Rodriguez, Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Sanchez, Kate (Republican), Santiago, Schiavo, Pilar (Democratic), Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic), Ta, Tri (Republican), Ting, Valencia, Avelino (Democratic), Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Greg (Republican), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Wood, Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), Essayli, Flora, Heath (Republican), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Friedman, Gallagher, James (Republican), Garcia, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), Holden, Hoover, Josh (Republican), Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic), Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Lee, Alex (Democratic), Low, Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Tina (Democratic), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Papan, Diane (Democratic), and Pellerin, Gail (Democratic).
What is the current status of SCR 48?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 30, 2023. Enacted.
Where can I track SCR 48?
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