Relative to Behavioral Health Awareness Month.
This is a symbolic House Resolution (not a law), designating May as "Behavioral Health Awareness Month" in California. It does not create new programs or funding but formally recognizes the importance of behavioral health - encompassing mental illness and substance use disorders - through a series of factual statements about its prevalence and impact across different age groups and communities. The resolution cites statistics on mental health challenges affecting youth, LGBTQ+ individuals, racial minorities, and those in foster or justice systems, aiming to raise public awareness. As a non-binding resolution, it has no direct policy effect but serves to highlight these issues for public discussion.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 15, 2025
Last action May 27, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Page 1734.).
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 19).
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
lower
1 primary · 72 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sade Elhawary
DDemocratic
Co
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Ali Macedo
RRepublican
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Avelino Valencia
DDemocratic
Co
Blanca Pacheco
DDemocratic
Co
Blanca Rubio
DDemocratic
Co
Buffy Wicks
DDemocratic
Co
Carl DeMaio
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Stefani
DDemocratic
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