ACR 185 — Portuguese Heritage Month: Day of Portugal: Day of the Azores.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 135, Statutes of 2026.
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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 April 27, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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64 sponsors
1 primary, 63 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (45 D · 18 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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.
In plain language
This measure recognizes June 2026 as Portuguese Heritage Month and specific days for Portugal and the Azores.
The measure declares June 2026 as Portuguese Heritage Month, with June 10 as the Day of Portugal and May 25 as the Day of the Azores. This aims to celebrate and acknowledge Portuguese culture and contributions.
Summary
This measure would declare the month of June 2026 to be Portuguese Heritage Month and would recognize June 10, 2026, as the Day of Portugal and May 25, 2026, as the Day of the Azores.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 06/26/26 - Chaptered Current pdf June 26, 2026
- Enrolled 06/22/26 - Enrolled pdf June 22, 2026
- Introduced 04/27/26 - Introduced pdf April 27, 2026
- ACR185 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 135, Statutes of 2026.
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Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
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Ordered to special consent calendar.
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From committee: Ordered to third reading.
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In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
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Adopted and to Senate. (Page 5567.)
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Coauthors revised.
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From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 18).
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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From printer.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Ávila Farías · Cosponsor
- Christopher M. Ward · Cosponsor
- Avelino Valencia · Cosponsor
- David J. Tangipa · Cosponsor
- Tri Ta · Cosponsor
- Catherine Stefani · Cosponsor
- Esmeralda Soria · Cosponsor
- Solache, Jr., José Luis · Cosponsor
- LaShae Sharp-Collins · Cosponsor
- Nick Schultz · Cosponsor
- Pilar Schiavo · Cosponsor
- Kate Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Blanca E. Rubio · Cosponsor
- Chris Rogers · Cosponsor
- Michelle Rodriguez · Cosponsor
- Rhodesia Ransom · Cosponsor
- Cottie Petrie-Norris · Cosponsor
- Joe Patterson · Cosponsor
- Diane Papan · Cosponsor
- Blanca Pacheco · Cosponsor
- Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
- Alex Lee · Cosponsor
- Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
- Maggy Krell · Cosponsor
- Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
- Jacqui Irwin · Cosponsor
- Josh Hoover · Cosponsor
- Gregg Hart · Cosponsor
- John Harabedian · Cosponsor
- Matt Haney · Cosponsor
- Heather Hadwick · Cosponsor
- Mark González · Cosponsor
- Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
- Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
- James Gallagher · Cosponsor
- Jesse Gabriel · Cosponsor
- Mike Fong · Cosponsor
- Heath Flora · Cosponsor
- Sade Elhawary · Cosponsor
- Carl DeMaio · Cosponsor
- Laurie Davies · Cosponsor
- Damon Connolly · Cosponsor
- Leticia Castillo · Cosponsor
- Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor
- Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
- Marc Berman · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan · Cosponsor
- Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Cosponsor
- Rick Chavez Zbur · Cosponsor
- Greg Wallis · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Nguyen · Cosponsor
- Natasha Johnson · Cosponsor
- Jeff Gonzalez · Cosponsor
- Tasha Boerner · Cosponsor
- Alexandra Macedo · Primary
- Lori D. Wilson · Cosponsor
- Buffy Wicks · Cosponsor
- Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
- Darshana R. Patel · Cosponsor
- Diane Dixon · Cosponsor
- Jessica Caloza · Cosponsor
- Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
- David Alvarez · Cosponsor
- Juan Alanis · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 63 co-sponsors · 58 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Macedo, Alexandra Republican
Co-sponsors (63)
- Ávila Farías
- Ward, Christopher M. Democratic
- Valencia, Avelino Democratic
- Tangipa, David J. Republican
- Ta, Tri Republican
- Stefani, Catherine Democratic
- Soria, Esmeralda Democratic
- Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic
- Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic
- Schultz, Nick Democratic
- Schiavo, Pilar Democratic
- Sanchez, Kate Republican
- Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic
- Rogers, Chris Democratic
- Rodriguez, Michelle Democratic
- Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic
- Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic
- Patterson, Joe Republican
- Papan, Diane Democratic
- Pacheco, Blanca Democratic
- Lowenthal, Josh Democratic
- Lee, Alex Democratic
- Lackey, Tom Republican
- Krell, Maggy Democratic
- Kalra, Ash Democratic
- Irwin, Jacqui Democratic
- Hoover, Josh Republican
- Hart, Gregg Democratic
- Harabedian, John Democratic
- Haney, Matt Democratic
- Hadwick, Heather Republican
- González, Mark Democratic
- Gipson, Mike A. Democratic
- Garcia, Robert Democratic
- Gallagher, James Republican
- Gabriel, Jesse Democratic
- Fong, Mike Democratic
- Flora, Heath Republican
- Elhawary, Sade Democratic
- DeMaio, Carl Republican
- Davies, Laurie Republican
- Connolly, Damon Democratic
- Castillo, Leticia Republican
- Carrillo, Juan Democratic
- Calderon, Lisa Democratic
- Berman, Marc Democratic
- Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic
- Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic
- Wallis, Greg Republican
- Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic
- Johnson, Natasha Republican
- Gonzalez, Jeff Republican
- Boerner, Tasha Democratic
- Wilson, Lori D. Democratic
- Wicks, Buffy Democratic
- Rivas, Robert Democratic
- Patel, Darshana R. Democratic
- Dixon, Diane Republican
- Caloza, Jessica Democratic
- Arambula, Joaquin Democratic
- Alvarez, David Democratic
- Alanis, Juan Republican
Not signed on (58)
58 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 58 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Arreguín, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Blakespear, Catherine S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| McNerney, Jerry | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pérez, Sasha Renée | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | 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 |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarado-Gil, Marie | Republican | Yea |
| Choi, Steven S. | 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 | Not Voting |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does ACR 185 do?
- This measure would declare the month of June 2026 to be Portuguese Heritage Month and would recognize June 10, 2026, as the Day of Portugal and May 25, 2026, as the Day of the Azores.
- Who sponsors ACR 185?
- ACR 185 is sponsored by Ávila Farías, Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Valencia, Avelino (Democratic), Tangipa, David J. (Republican), Ta, Tri (Republican), Stefani, Catherine (Democratic), Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic), Solache, Jr., José Luis (Democratic), Sharp-Collins, LaShae (Democratic), Schultz, Nick (Democratic), Schiavo, Pilar (Democratic), Sanchez, Kate (Republican), Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Rogers, Chris (Democratic), Rodriguez, Michelle (Democratic), Ransom, Rhodesia (Democratic), Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Patterson, Joe (Republican), Papan, Diane (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Lee, Alex (Democratic), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Krell, Maggy (Democratic), Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Hoover, Josh (Republican), Hart, Gregg (Democratic), Harabedian, John (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), Hadwick, Heather (Republican), González, Mark (Democratic), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Gallagher, James (Republican), Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Flora, Heath (Republican), Elhawary, Sade (Democratic), DeMaio, Carl (Republican), Davies, Laurie (Republican), Connolly, Damon (Democratic), Castillo, Leticia (Republican), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), Wallis, Greg (Republican), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), Johnson, Natasha (Republican), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Macedo, Alexandra (Republican), Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Patel, Darshana R. (Democratic), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Caloza, Jessica (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Alvarez, David (Democratic), and Alanis, Juan (Republican).
- What is the current status of ACR 185?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 27, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track ACR 185?
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