AJR 2 — Relative to Sikh genocide.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 129, Statutes of 2023.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on July 20, 2023.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
Likely to advance
98% · high confidence
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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67 sponsors
1 primary, 66 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (43 D · 10 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
This measure would condemn the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as genocide and would urge the United States Congress to formally recognize and condemn the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as genocide.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 07/20/23 - Chaptered Current pdf July 20, 2023
- Enrolled 07/14/23 - Enrolled pdf July 14, 2023
- Amended 06/14/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 14, 2023
- Introduced 03/22/23 - Introduced pdf March 22, 2023
- AJR2 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 129, Statutes of 2023.
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Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
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Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2643.).
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1915.)
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 27).
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
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Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1078.)
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Coauthors revised.
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From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 30).
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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From printer.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
- Jasmeet Bains · Primary
- Dawn Addis · Cosponsor
- Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Cosponsor
- Juan Alanis · Cosponsor
- David Alvarez · Cosponsor
- Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
- Steve Bennett · Cosponsor
- Marc Berman · Cosponsor
- Tasha Boerner · Cosponsor
- Mia Bonta · Cosponsor
- Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
- Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor
- Sabrina Cervantes · Cosponsor
- Damon Connolly · Cosponsor
- Megan Dahle · Cosponsor
- Diane Dixon · Cosponsor
- Heath Flora · Cosponsor
- Mike Fong · Cosponsor
- Friedman · Cosponsor
- Jesse Gabriel · Cosponsor
- James Gallagher · Cosponsor
- Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
- Timothy S. Grayson · Cosponsor
- Matt Haney · Cosponsor
- Gregg Hart · Cosponsor
- Holden · Cosponsor
- Josh Hoover · Cosponsor
- Jacqui Irwin · Cosponsor
- Corey A. Jackson · Cosponsor
- Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor
- Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
- Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
- Low · Cosponsor
- Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
- Maienschein · Cosponsor
- Mathis · Cosponsor
- McCarty · Cosponsor
- Al Muratsuchi · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Nguyen · Cosponsor
- Liz Ortega · Cosponsor
- Blanca Pacheco · Cosponsor
- Diane Papan · Cosponsor
- Joe Patterson · Cosponsor
- Gail Pellerin · Cosponsor
- James C. Ramos · Cosponsor
- Rendon · Cosponsor
- Eloise Gómez Reyes · Cosponsor
- Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
- Rodriguez · Cosponsor
- Blanca E. Rubio · Cosponsor
- Santiago · Cosponsor
- Pilar Schiavo · Cosponsor
- Esmeralda Soria · Cosponsor
- Tri Ta · Cosponsor
- Villapudua · Cosponsor
- Waldron · Cosponsor
- Greg Wallis · Cosponsor
- Christopher M. Ward · Cosponsor
- Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah · Cosponsor
- Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
- Mike Fong · Cosponsor
- Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor
- Buffy Wicks · Cosponsor
- Wood · Cosponsor
- Rick Chavez Zbur · Cosponsor
- Ting · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 66 co-sponsors · 55 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bains, Jasmeet Democratic
Co-sponsors (66)
- Rivas, Robert Democratic
- Addis, Dawn Democratic
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic
- Alanis, Juan Republican
- Alvarez, David Democratic
- Arambula, Joaquin Democratic
- Bennett, Steve Democratic
- Berman, Marc Democratic
- Boerner, Tasha Democratic
- Bonta, Mia Democratic
- Calderon, Lisa Democratic
- Carrillo, Juan Democratic
- Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic
- Connolly, Damon Democratic
- Dahle, Megan Republican
- Dixon, Diane Republican
- Flora, Heath Republican
- Fong, Mike Democratic
- Friedman
- Gabriel, Jesse Democratic
- Gallagher, James Republican
- Gipson, Mike A. Democratic
- Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic
- Haney, Matt Democratic
- Hart, Gregg Democratic
- Holden
- Hoover, Josh Republican
- Irwin, Jacqui Democratic
- Jackson, Corey A. Democratic
- Jones-Sawyer
- Kalra, Ash Democratic
- Lackey, Tom Republican
- Low
- Lowenthal, Josh Democratic
- Maienschein
- Mathis
- McCarty
- Muratsuchi, Al Democratic
- Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic
- Ortega, Liz Democratic
- Pacheco, Blanca Democratic
- Papan, Diane Democratic
- Patterson, Joe Republican
- Pellerin, Gail Democratic
- Ramos, James C. Democratic
- Rendon
- Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic
- Rivas, Robert Democratic
- Rodriguez
- Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic
- Santiago
- Schiavo, Pilar Democratic
- Soria, Esmeralda Democratic
- Ta, Tri Republican
- Villapudua
- Waldron
- Wallis, Greg Republican
- Ward, Christopher M. Democratic
- Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic
- Garcia, Robert Democratic
- Fong, Mike Democratic
- Carrillo, Juan Democratic
- Wicks, Buffy Democratic
- Wood
- Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic
- Ting
Not signed on (55)
55 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 55 →"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.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
73 Yea
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0 Nay
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7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 73 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Essayli | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Not Voting |
| Rendon | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Passed
40 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Newman | — | Yea |
| Min | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | 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 | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Susan | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
Passed
11 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Min | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
Passed
66 Yea
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0 Nay
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14 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 38 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 66 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Boerner Horvath | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Essayli | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
Passed
11 Yea
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0 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AJR 2 do?
- This measure would condemn the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as genocide and would urge the United States Congress to formally recognize and condemn the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as genocide.
- Who sponsors AJR 2?
- AJR 2 is sponsored by Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Bains, Jasmeet (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Alanis, Juan (Republican), Alvarez, David (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Bennett, Steve (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), Connolly, Damon (Democratic), Dahle, Megan (Republican), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Flora, Heath (Republican), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Friedman, Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Gallagher, James (Republican), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), Hart, Gregg (Democratic), Holden, Hoover, Josh (Republican), Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic), Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Low, Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Papan, Diane (Democratic), Patterson, Joe (Republican), Pellerin, Gail (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Rendon, Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), Rodriguez, Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Santiago, Schiavo, Pilar (Democratic), Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic), Ta, Tri (Republican), Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Greg (Republican), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Wood, Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), and Ting.
- What is the current status of AJR 2?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2023. Enacted.
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