Bill Commons

CA SJR 4

enacted

Research and education: federal funding cuts: the National Institutes of Health and postsecondary educational institutions.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SJR 4 pass?

Yes. CA SJR 4 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-09): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SJR 4 about?

This measure would urge the administration of President Donald J. Trump and the Congress of the United States to rescind the National Institutes of Health funding cuts. This measure also affirms the Legislature's commitment to postsecondary educational institutions.

Who sponsors CA SJR 4?

Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SJR 4, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

This measure would urge the administration of President Donald J. Trump and the Congress of the United States to rescind the National Institutes of Health funding cuts. This measure also affirms the Legislature's commitment to postsecondary educational institutions.

Introduced
2025-04-10
Latest action
2025-09-09 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lairdauthor
  • Cabaldonauthor
  • Limónauthor
  • Pérezauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-09

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 173, Statutes of 2025.

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  2. 2025-09-09

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:30 a.m.

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  3. 2025-09-04

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  4. 2025-09-03

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 61. Noes 9. Page 2862.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. 2025-07-09

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 8).

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  6. 2025-06-23

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  7. 2025-05-15

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  8. 2025-05-15

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 26. Noes 6. Page 1089.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  9. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 962.) (April 30).

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  10. 2025-04-25

    Set for hearing April 30.

  11. 2025-04-23

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  12. 2025-04-10

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    2025-04-30 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Choi: other

  • 3rd Reading SJR4 Laird et al.

    2025-05-15 · pass · 26-6

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Choi: no
    • Jones: no
    • Niello: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Grove: other
    • Rubio: other
    • Cervantes: other
    • Dahle: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Reyes: other

  • Be adopted. To third reading.

    2025-07-08 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other

  • SJR 4 Laird Senate Third Reading By Fong

    2025-09-03 · pass · 61-9

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hadwick: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Ta: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Davies: other
    • Flora: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Chen: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SJR4

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