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CA SCR 25

enacted

Relative to nuclear fusion.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SCR 25 pass?

Yes. CA SCR 25 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-02. Latest recorded action (2025-09-02): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 161, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SCR 25 about?

This measure would proclaim that the State of California celebrates the numerous contributions of public and private sector nuclear fusion organizations within California for advancing fusion energy research and development, applauds recent scientific advances in magnetic fusion energy and inertial confinement at public research facilities in San Diego and Livermore, recognizes the vast potential of fusion energy for addressing key climate and national security goals and the contributions of California's private fusion industry, commends the University of California's Office of the President for its leadership in establishing the Pacific CREST Fusion initiative, and supports developing the fusion energy ecosystem with the goal of siting a first-of-a-kind fusion pilot plant in California by the 2040s.

Who sponsors CA SCR 25?

Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SCR 25, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

This measure would proclaim that the State of California celebrates the numerous contributions of public and private sector nuclear fusion organizations within California for advancing fusion energy research and development, applauds recent scientific advances in magnetic fusion energy and inertial confinement at public research facilities in San Diego and Livermore, recognizes the vast potential of fusion energy for addressing key climate and national security goals and the contributions of California's private fusion industry, commends the University of California's Office of the President for its leadership in establishing the Pacific CREST Fusion initiative, and supports developing the fusion energy ecosystem with the goal of siting a first-of-a-kind fusion pilot plant in California by the 2040s.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2025-09-02 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 161, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Blakespearauthor
  • McNerneyauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Boernercoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor
  • Wardcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  2. 2025-03-05

    Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  3. 2025-03-17

    Set for hearing March 24.

  4. 2025-03-27

    From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 512.) (March 24).

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  5. 2025-03-28

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. 2025-04-07

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 676.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  7. 2025-04-07

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  8. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  9. 2025-06-26

    From committee: Be adopted as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 25).

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  10. 2025-06-27

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  11. 2025-07-03

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2427.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  12. 2025-07-03

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  13. 2025-08-21

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  14. 2025-08-25

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2253.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  15. 2025-09-02

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.

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  16. 2025-09-02

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 161, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 03/28/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-28Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-27Compare
  • 08/27/25 - Enrolled — 2025-08-27Compare
  • 09/02/25 - Chaptered — 2025-09-02Compare
  • SCR25Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Be adopted as amended

    2025-03-24 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading SCR25 Blakespear et al.

    2025-04-07 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Strickland: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Dahle: other
    • Reyes: other

  • Be adopted as amended. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-06-25 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Boerner: yes

  • SCR 25 Blakespear Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-07-03 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Lee: other
    • Chen: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Flora: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other

  • Special Consent SCR25 Blakespear et al.

    2025-08-25 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Reyes: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Hurtado: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Rubio: other

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