SCR 161 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

This bill designates May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month to highlight the importance of mental health support for mothers. It serves as a symbolic proclamation rather than a law that changes regulations or imposes new requirements. The measure directly affects state officials who will recognize the month and may encourage public awareness campaigns during that time.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Apr 15, 2026 Signed May 21, 2026

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05/21/26 - Chaptered → SCR161 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made. The diff reflects a reformatting of SCR 161 from its official chaptered document layout (as filed with the Secretary of State) to a web-based bill page format on the California Legislature website. The resolution text, which proclaims May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from an official chaptered legislative document into a web page layout, adding navigation elements (skip to content, home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login), bill metadata (version history, links to votes/history/analysis), and a quick search interface. The underlying resolution text is unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2026 · Assembly May 14, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Apr 30, 2026

D Democratic30

27 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2026

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (76-0-3)

assembly

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5060.) Ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 11).

lower

May 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0-4)

senate

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4111.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 23 co-sponsors