AJR 5 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to birthright citizenship.

Summary

This measure would declare the Legislature's opposition to the unlawful Executive Order No. 14160, entitled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," ending birthright citizenship as enshrined in the United States Constitution and would affirm the Legislature's commitment to birthright citizenship, as specified.

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed Sep 16, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

30–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 40

Sep 2, 2025

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

0% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 2926.).

lower

Sep 2, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (30-0-10)

senate

Sep 2, 2025

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Sep 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 2387.)

upper

Jun 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24).

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 20, 2025

Committee

In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

upper

May 19, 2025

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (60-1-17)

assembly

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 1. Page 1592.)

lower

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 6).

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced measure version corrected.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 58 co-sponsors