State Capitol: mural honoring Native Americans.
Summary
Existing law, known as the State Capitol Building Annex Act of 2016, authorizes the Joint Rules Committee to pursue the construction of a State Capitol Building Annex or the restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction of the existing State Capitol Building Annex. Existing law requires any construction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction work undertaken pursuant to the act to incorporate specified elements. This bill would require any construction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction work undertaken pursuant to the act to also incorporate a mural honoring Native Americans in California in one of the main hearing rooms in the newly constructed State Capitol Building Annex or the restored, rehabilitated, renovated, or reconstructed State Capitol Building Annex. The bill would require the mural to be designed in consultation with the Native American Heritage Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Feb 17, 2023
Signed Oct 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 5, 2023 · Assembly May 11, 2023
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Sep 5, 2023
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Oct 10, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3036.).
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2377.).
upper
Aug 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 19, 2023
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1524.)
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 3).
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Feb 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Ramos
DDemocratic
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