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AJR 21 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Relative to reparations for descendants of enslaved persons.

Summary
This measure would formally apologize for California's past complicity in enabling and furthering the practice of slavery and would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to enact House Resolution 40 to study the legacy of slavery and provide recommendations on redress for descendants of enslaved persons.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2019
Assembly Passage
Sep 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 19, 2019 Last action Sep 4, 2019
Floor votes · Assembly Sep 3, 2019

How they voted

54–4
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 74
Sep 3, 2019
D Democratic57
54 Yea 3
94% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican16
4 Nay 12
25% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Sep 3, 2019
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (54-4-16)
assembly
Sep 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 4. Page 2948.)
lower
Aug 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (August 26).
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 50 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.