AJR 8 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Immigration: Temporary Protected Status.

Summary
This measure would condemn decisions by the administrations of President Donald J. Trump to terminate or curtail Temporary Protected Status designations for people from specified nations, denounce federal policies that strip lawful status from long-residing individuals, as specified, and urge Congress to enact bipartisan legislation that provides a path to permanent residency and citizenship for individuals with Temporary Protected Status.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

03/27/25 - Introduced 08/20/25 - Amended Assembly · 6 edits · Aug 20, 2025
MODERATE
AJR 8 was substantially expanded from a resolution focused solely on protecting Social Security to one that also addresses Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The amended version adds extensive new language condemning the Trump administration's termination of TPS designations for nationals from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, and other countries, denounces federal policies stripping lawful status from long-residing individuals, and urges Congress to pass bipartisan legislation providing a path to permanent residency and citizenship for TPS holders. The original Social Security provisions were retained but moved to the end of the resolution.
SCOPE

The bill's scope was expanded from addressing only Social Security to also covering immigration policy, specifically Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The title now reads 'Relative to public social services. Immigration.'

New WHEREAS clauses provide specific data on California's TPS population: approximately 68,000 residents affected (one of the largest populations outside Florida), including about 49,000 Salvadorans and 6,000 Hondurans, many with over 20 years in the U.S. and U.S. citizen children. Also notes over 80 percent workforce participation and more than $2.7 billion in annual economic output in California, plus an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 TPS residents in San Francisco.

REQUIREMENT

New resolution condemns decisions by both past and current Trump administrations to terminate or curtail TPS designations for people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, and other affected nations, and denounces federal policies that seek to strip lawful status from long-residing individuals.

New resolution urges Congress to enact bipartisan legislation providing a path to permanent residency and eventual citizenship for TPS holders who have lawfully resided in the United States for many years.

ENFORCEMENT

The transmission clause was expanded to include the United States Secretary of Homeland Security as a recipient of copies of the resolution, in addition to the President, Vice President, Speaker, Majority Leader, and California's congressional delegation.

TECHNICAL

The sponsor name was changed from 'Assembly Member Schiavo' to 'Assembly Member Schiavo Haney,' likely reflecting a surname change.

Floor votes · Assembly Aug 28, 2025

How they voted

568
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 78
Aug 28, 2025
D Democratic59
56 Yea 3
94% Yea
R Republican19
8 Nay 11
42% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Aug 28, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (56-8-14)
assembly
Aug 28, 2025
Committee
In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
upper
Aug 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 8. Page 2763.)
lower
Aug 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended. Ordered to third reading.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2).
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Matt Haney
Matt Haney
DDemocratic
CA
17