ACR 189 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to Foster Youth Awareness Month.

This bill designates May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month in California to highlight the experiences and needs of foster youth. The measure requires the state to issue a formal proclamation recognizing this specific month for public awareness. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the foster care system.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Signed Jun 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

04/30/26 - Introduced → 06/15/26 - Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 15, 2026

MODERATE

ACR 189 moved from its introduced version to its enrolled (final) version after being adopted by the Assembly on May 11, 2026 and the Senate on June 11, 2026. The substantive content of the resolution - designating May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month in California - is unchanged. All modifications are procedural: removal of the coauthor list, addition of adoption dates, addition of a Secretary of State attestation block, and standard reformatting for the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

The legislative counsel's digest changed from 'ACR 189, as introduced, Ahrens' to 'ACR 189, Ahrens', removing the 'as introduced' qualifier now that the bill has passed.

Adoption dates were added: 'Adopted in Assembly May 11, 2026' and 'Adopted in Senate June 11, 2026.'

The full list of coauthors (approximately 70 Assembly Members) was removed, which is standard for enrolled versions.

A Secretary of State attestation section with a date/time line and 'Deputy Secretary of State' signature block was added at the end, confirming receipt by the Secretary of State.

The 'Fiscal committee: no.' notation and the REVISIONS note ('Heading-Line 2') were removed as they are only relevant to earlier draft stages.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Jun 11, 2026

D Democratic30

28 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 11, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0-4)

senate

Jun 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jun 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4701.)

upper

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

May 12, 2026

Committee

In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

upper

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted and to Senate. (Page 4999.)

lower

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 4).

lower

May 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 70 co-sponsors