CA AJR 5

enacted

Relative to birthright citizenship.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AJR 5 pass?

Yes. CA AJR 5 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-16. Latest recorded action (2025-09-16): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 178, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AJR 5 about?

This measure would declare the Legislature's opposition to the unlawful Executive Order No. 14160, entitled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," ending birthright citizenship as enshrined in the United States Constitution and would affirm the Legislature's commitment to birthright citizenship, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AJR 5?

Lee is the primary sponsor of CA AJR 5, joined by 59 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-03-20
Latest action: 2025-09-16 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 178, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type: joint resolution
Last updated: —

Subjects

Birthrightcitizenship

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-03-20
Introduced. To print.
introduction
2025-03-21
From printer.
2025-03-21
Introduced measure version corrected.
introduction
2025-03-28
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Coauthors revised.
2025-05-06
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 6).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-19
Coauthors revised.
2025-05-19
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 1. Page 1592.)
amendment-passage,passage
2025-05-20
In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2025-05-28
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2025-06-10
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-06-25
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-09-02
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 2387.)
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2025-09-02
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 2926.).
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2025-09-16
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 12 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-09-16
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 178, Statutes of 2025.
became-law

Versions

03/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-03-20Compare
06/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-10Compare
09/08/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-08Compare
09/16/25 - Chaptered — 2025-09-16Compare
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Votes

Be adopted. To third reading.
2025-05-06 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Harabedian: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Macedo: other
- Sanchez: other
- Dixon: other
AJR 5 Lee Assembly Third Reading
2025-05-19 · pass · 61-1
Member-level votes (79)
- Solache: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Fong: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Soria: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Haney: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Krell: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ward: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bains: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patel: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lee: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Chen: other
- Lackey: other
- Sanchez: other
- Ellis: other
- Papan: other
- Dixon: other
- Patterson: other
- Castillo: other
- Ta: other
- Hadwick: other
- Gallagher: other
- Flora: other
- Macedo: other
- Davies: other
- Hoover: other
- Tangipa: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
Be adopted. Ordered to third reading
2025-06-24 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Laird: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: other
- Valladares: other
3rd Reading AJR5 Lee et al. By Gonzalez
2025-09-02 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Laird: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: other
- Niello: other
- Seyarto: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Grove: other
- Jones: other
- Strickland: other
- Valladares: other
- Choi: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
AJR 5 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-04 · pass · 60-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Mark González: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Krell: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hart: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lee: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Haney: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Fong: yes
- Patel: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Connolly: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Addis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Dixon: other
- Hadwick: other
- Ta: other
- Ellis: other
- Castillo: other
- Macedo: other
- Sanchez: other
- Flora: other
- Chen: other
- Gallagher: other
- Tangipa: other
- Davies: other
- Ahrens: other
- Alanis: other
- Hoover: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- DeMaio: other
- Patterson: other
- Lackey: other

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AJR5

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