ACR 71 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to the Little Saigon Freeway.

Summary
This measure would designate the portion of State Route 101 in the County of Santa Clara from Story Road to the junction with State Highway Route 280 and State Highway Route 680 as the Little Saigon Freeway. The measure also would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Apr 28, 2025 Signed Feb 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

06/19/25 - Amended Assembly 02/17/26 - Enrolled · 7 edits · Feb 17, 2026
MODERATE
ACR 71 moved from its amended assembly version to enrolled status. The substantive policy (designating a stretch of State Route 101 in Santa Clara County as the Little Saigon Freeway and requesting Caltrans to determine sign costs) is unchanged. The main edits removed several WHEREAS clauses containing political language about communism, Vietnamese Americans in politics, and human rights advocacy, and softened other wording. Drafting errors were also corrected, including filling in the previously blank road name.
SCOPE

Removed a WHEREAS clause stating that over 50 years after Saigon fell, millions of Vietnamese fled communist oppression.

Removed a WHEREAS clause noting that Vietnamese Americans serve as political leaders on the San Jose city council, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and school boards.

Removed a WHEREAS clause stating the Vietnamese community in Little Saigon is committed to promoting freedom and human rights in California and Vietnam.

TECHNICAL

Changed 'more than decades after it was renamed by the communist government' to 'decades after it was renamed,' removing the reference to the communist government.

Removed the claim that Little Saigon is 'the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam,' keeping only that it is a destination for tourists and refugees.

Filled in the previously blank road name in the resolution text, changing 'from ____ to ____' to 'from Story Road.'

Fixed drafting errors in the digest and first WHEREAS clause (removed leftover word 'unspecified' and corrected 'There are Since April 1975' to 'Since April 1975').

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2026
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
5
Feb 13, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3395.)
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Aug 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
upper
Jul 15, 2025
Committee
In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
upper
Jul 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Page 2535.)
lower
Jul 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7).
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Amended.
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 72 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ash Kalra
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
CA
25
Co
Photo of Al Muratsuchi
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
CA
66
Co
Photo of Ali Macedo
Ali Macedo
RRepublican
CA
33
Co
Photo of Avelino Valencia
Avelino Valencia
DDemocratic
CA
68
Co
Photo of Blanca Pacheco
Blanca Pacheco
DDemocratic
CA
64
Co
Photo of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio
DDemocratic
CA
48
Co
Photo of Buffy Wicks
Buffy Wicks
DDemocratic
CA
14
Co
Photo of Carl DeMaio
Carl DeMaio
RRepublican
CA
75
Co
Photo of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani
DDemocratic
CA
19
Co
Photo of Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
DDemocratic
CA
4
Co
Photo of Celeste Rodriguez
Celeste Rodriguez
DDemocratic
CA
43