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SCR 91

Relative to the founding of the State of California.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Marie Alvarado-Gil

California Legislature unanimously adopted a concurrent resolution commemorating the state's founding as an official historical recognition with potential implications for public commemoration and educational messaging.

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 181, Statutes of 2025.
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Bill Summary · SCR 91

Legislative bill overview

SCR 91 is a concurrent resolution commemorating and recognizing the founding of the State of California. As a concurrent resolution, it does not create law but rather expresses the official sentiment of the California Legislature on a historical matter. The bill was unanimously adopted by both chambers and formally chaptered in September 2025.

Why is this important

Concurrent resolutions serve a symbolic but constitutionally significant function—they represent formal legislative recognition and can influence public discourse, education curriculum consideration, and historical record-keeping. This resolution makes an official statement about how the state legislature wants to characterize California's founding, which may have downstream effects on state commemorations, educational materials, and historical narratives.

Potential points of contention

  • Historical narrative disputes: The resolution's specific framing of California's "founding" may emphasize certain perspectives (such as American statehood in 1850) while potentially minimizing or excluding Indigenous, Spanish colonial, or Mexican period histories that some view as equally foundational
  • Purpose and resource allocation: Critics might question whether legislative time and resources should be devoted to historical commemoration resolutions rather than substantive policy matters
  • Inclusivity of historical accounts: Depending on the resolution's language, it could be viewed as incomplete if it doesn't acknowledge the complex and contested nature of California's origins, including displacement of Native populations

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

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