AJR 13 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Relative to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Summary

This measure would recognize August 6, 2015, as the 50th anniversary of the signing of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. This measure would also urge the Congress and President of the United States to continue to secure citizens' right to vote and remedy any racial discrimination in voting.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2015

Committee Review

Sep 2015

Assembly Passage

Aug 2015

Senate Passage

Sep 2015

Signed into Law

Sep 2015

Introduced Apr 7, 2015 Signed Sep 21, 2015

Floor votes · Senate Sep 8, 2015 · Assembly Aug 17, 2015

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Sep 8, 2015

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

12

Key actions

6

Committee

4

Amendments

1

Sep 21, 2015

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4 p.m.

legislature

Sep 8, 2015

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0)

senate

Sep 8, 2015

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Sep 8, 2015

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2567.)

upper

Aug 26, 2015

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

Aug 17, 2015

Lower · Passed

Amended, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2464.)

lower

Jul 1, 2015

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1).

lower

Apr 16, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on E. & R.

lower

Apr 7, 2015

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 64 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas

Autumn R. Burke

Brian Maienschein

Catharine B. Baker

Cristina Garcia