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AJR 38 — Foreign nationals: CHANGE Act.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 133, Statutes of 2016.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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Died in session
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 the United States Congress to pass, and the President of the United States to sign, the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 08/19/16 - Chaptered Current pdf August 19, 2016
- Enrolled 08/17/16 - Enrolled pdf August 17, 2016
- Introduced 04/27/16 - Introduced pdf April 27, 2016
- AJR38 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 133, Statutes of 2016.
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Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:30 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 4. Page 4986.)
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From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 28).
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Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
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Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 9. Page 5331.)
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From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 8).
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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From printer.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Robert Garcia · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Garcia, Robert Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 10% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Not Voting |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Not Voting |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Fuller | — | Nay |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Not Voting |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Vidak | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Mark Stone | — | Nay |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 56 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 61 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 11% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Nay |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Not Voting |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Nay |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Nay |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Lopez | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Not Voting |
| Bigelow | — | Not Voting |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Nay |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Nay |
| Thurmond | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 10% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Not Voting |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Nay |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AJR 38 do?
- This measure would urge the United States Congress to pass, and the President of the United States to sign, the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act.
- Who sponsors AJR 38?
- AJR 38 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AJR 38?
- This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AJR 38?
- Track AJR 38 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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