California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SJR 28 — Immigrant children: legal representation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 190, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

This measure would urge the federal government to ensure that immigrant children are afforded due process under the law in removal proceedings by providing government-funded attorneys, trained in immigration law, to all indigent children seeking an immigration remedy. The measure would urge the federal government to first hear cases involving children that have legal counsel and to immediately halt cases brought against unrepresented immigrant children until lawyers are made available to represent them.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 190, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11 a.m.

  3. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 58. Noes 8. Page 6547.) Ordered to the Senate.

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  6. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 31).

  7. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  9. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 31. Noes 2. Page 5412.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  10. From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  11. Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Arambula · Cosponsor
  • Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Hernandez · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Primary
  • Medina · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Cosponsor
  • Rendon · Cosponsor
  • Rodriguez · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Cosponsor
  • Lena A. Gonzalez · Cosponsor
  • Roger Hernández · Cosponsor
  • Eduardo Garcia · Cosponsor
  • Cristina Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (99)

99 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

SJR 28 Lara Senate Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 8 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 527011
Democratic 5000
Republican 1103
Total 588014
% of votes cast 73%10%0%18%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Chang — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Weber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SJR28 Lara

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28206
Democratic 3000
Total 31206
% of votes cast 79%5%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

immigration civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SJR 28 do?
This measure would urge the federal government to ensure that immigrant children are afforded due process under the law in removal proceedings by providing government-funded attorneys, trained in immigration law, to all indigent children seeking an immigration remedy. The measure would urge the federal government to first hear cases involving children that have legal counsel and to immediately halt cases brought against unrepresented immigrant children until lawyers are made available to represent them.
Who sponsors SJR 28?
SJR 28 is sponsored by Alejo, Campos, De León, Mitchell, Arambula, Calderon, Lopez, Salas, Eggman, Gomez, Hall, Hernandez, Lara, Medina, Mendoza, Rendon, Rodriguez, Santiago, Thurmond, Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), Roger Hernández, Eduardo Garcia, and Cristina Garcia.
What is the current status of SJR 28?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SJR 28?
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