California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

SJR 2 — Relative to immigration.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 23, Statutes of 2015.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Summary

This measure would urge Congress and the President of the United States to work together to create a comprehensive and workable approach to reform the nation's immigration system according to specified principles.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 23, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1:45 p.m.

  3. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 531.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  5. Read. Amended. Adopted. (Ayes 65. Noes 1. Page 715.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Amended.

  8. From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (March 17).

  9. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  10. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  11. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 165.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Ordered to second reading.

  16. Withdrawn from committee.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

  • Achadjian · Cosponsor
  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Baker · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Burke · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Gray · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Cosponsor
  • Chau · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Chu · Cosponsor
  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Cooper · Cosponsor
  • Cooley · Cosponsor
  • Daly · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Dodd · Cosponsor
  • Frazier · Cosponsor
  • Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Shannon Grove · Cosponsor
  • Hadley · Cosponsor
  • Holden · Cosponsor
  • Jacqui Irwin · Cosponsor
  • Kim · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • Maienschein · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Medina · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Nazarian · Cosponsor
  • O'Donnell · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Perea · Cosponsor
  • Quirk · Cosponsor
  • Ridley-Thomas · Cosponsor
  • Rodriguez · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Cosponsor
  • Steinorth · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Primary
  • Wagner · Cosponsor
  • Weber · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Brian W. Jones · Cosponsor
  • Megan Dahle · Cosponsor
  • Wood · Cosponsor
  • Lena A. Gonzalez · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor
  • Cristina Garcia · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor
  • Eduardo Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 65 co-sponsors · 56 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

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Co-sponsors (65)

Not signed on (56)

56 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.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SJR2 Vidak Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SJR 2 Vidak Senate Third Reading By LACKEY

Passed 65 Yea · 1 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 571012
Democratic 4000
Republican 4002
Total 651014
% of votes cast 81%1%0%18%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading SJR2 Vidak

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28006
Democratic 3000
Total 31006
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Anderson — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SJR 2 do?
This measure would urge Congress and the President of the United States to work together to create a comprehensive and workable approach to reform the nation's immigration system according to specified principles.
Who sponsors SJR 2?
SJR 2 is sponsored by Achadjian, Alejo, Baker, Bloom, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Campos, Atkins, Bonilla, Calderon, Gray, Lopez, Salas, Cannella, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Chávez, Cooper, Cooley, Daly, Eggman, Dodd, Frazier, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Gomez, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Shannon (Republican), Hadley, Holden, Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Kim, Lackey, Tom (Republican), Levine, Linder, Low, Maienschein, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Olsen, Perea, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Santiago, Steinorth, Thurmond, Ting, Vidak, Wagner, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Jones, Brian W. (Republican), Dahle, Megan (Republican), Wood, Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), Mark Stone, Cristina Garcia, and Eduardo Garcia.
What is the current status of SJR 2?
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 2?
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