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ACR 174

Relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Dawn Addis and 66 co-sponsors

Establishes or funds a large, multi-year appropriation for annex-related capital projects and broad CEQA exemptions, with specific fund transfers to legislative operating accounts.

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Bill Summary · ACR 174

Summary of ACR 174 (2025-2026) — California

Note: The bill text provided appears to describe a separate measure (AB 174) with provisions related to CEQA exemptions for native fish and wildlife and large-scale capital projects (State Capitol Building Annex). The user request refers to ACR 174, “Relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.” The text below summarizes the bill as provided. If you intended a different bill, please share the correct text and I will adjust.

Purpose and intent

  • The bill designates or relates to establishing recognition or formal awareness activities for Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California. It aims to promote attention to student mental health issues across the state.

Key provisions and changes (as reflected in the provided text)

  • The main content in the provided text focuses on CEQA exemptions and State Capitol Annex-related infrastructure funding, not specifically on Student Mental Health Awareness Week. If interpreted strictly from the text:
    • Extends an existing CEQA exemption for projects that conserve, restore, protect, or enhance California native fish and wildlife habitat to January 1, 2030 (an additional five years beyond the prior expiration date).
    • Repeals certain CEQA review requirements and judicial-review provisions for works undertaken under the State Capitol Building Annex Act of 2016 and makes conforming changes to the State Office Building Act of 2018.
    • Authorizes a total appropriation of $700 million from the General Fund over three fiscal years (starting in 2024-25) to fund acquisition, design, construction, and equipping of projects authorized by the annex act, with transfers to the State Project Infrastructure Fund and related scheduling and coordinating processes involving the Director of Finance, the Joint Rules Committee, and other state agencies.
    • Requires specific transfer mechanics: upon transfers or augmented schedules, the Director of Finance would transfer the funds to the operating funds of the Legislature; after a $700 million transfer, remaining balances in the State Project Infrastructure Fund would be redirected to legislative operating funds for annex-outlined capital projects.
    • Contains standard severability clause and budgetary/dedication provisions, including a note that the bill is an appropriations-related measure and expresses legislative intent to enact related statutory changes in connection with the 2023 Budget Act.
  • The bill’s sponsors and co-sponsors mostly align with fiscal and capital-outlay interests, and it has a broad set of legislative co-authors. The action history shows passage processes through committees and both chambers, with ultimate status as of the provided text showing “Failed(2024-07-01: Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.)” for the related CEQA-related AB 174 language, but the later 2026 actions indicate movement on a related or amended version in the Senate and Assembly.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies implementing annex-related capital projects (Joint Rules Committee, Department of Finance, Department of General Services, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Planning and Research) would be affected through new or extended duties related to exemptions, CEQA reviews, and project financing.
  • California taxpayers and the General Fund would be affected via a sizable appropriation ($700 million over three years) for annex-related projects.
  • Local agencies and school districts are generally subject to CEQA reimbursement rules; the bill states no local-reimbursement requirement for the act itself, aligning with state-budget appropriations.
  • The Legislature’s operating funds would receive transfers of appropriated amounts to support capital-outlay projects.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Appropriations: The bill authorizes a $700 million General Fund appropriation over three fiscal years beginning in 2024-25 and sets transfer mechanics to the State Project Infrastructure Fund, with the Director of Finance coordinating augmented schedules if needed.
  • Transfers and sequencing: Upon appropriation, funds are moved to the Assembly and Senate Operating Funds; after the $700 million transfer, any remaining State Project Infrastructure Fund balances would be redirected to the legislative operating funds for capital-outlay projects.
  • Review and oversight: Requires coordination between the Joint Rules Committee, the Department of Finance, and the Department of General Services for amended transfer schedules.
  • Legal/CEQA: Provisions would repeal certain CEQA review requirements for annex-related works and declare Annex Act works exempt from CEQA, subject to conforming changes in related 2018 Act provisions.
  • Effective date: The text notes the act is an appropriations-related measure and would take effect immediately as part of the Budget Bill provisions.

Notes and context

  • The summary blends the explicit text provided (largely CEQA-exemption, annex Act funding, and related fiscal mechanics) with the stated title: relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week. The material given does not contain explicit language about Student Mental Health Awareness Week or mental health policy provisions; if the intended bill text is ACR 174 focusing on mental health awareness, please supply the correct text or confirm the intended bill so I can provide a precise, student-mental-health-centered summary.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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