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AB-655 • 2026

California-Mexico Border Relations Council.

California-Mexico Border Relations Council.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Alvarez
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The phrase 'as specified' implies further details exist elsewhere in the full bill text not provided here.

Adding Legislative Members to the California-Mexico Border Relations Council

This law allows state legislative leaders to appoint two nonvoting members from districts that share a border with Mexico to an existing council.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the Speaker of the Assembly to appoint one Member of the Assembly who represents a district sharing a border with Mexico to the council.
  • Allows the President pro Tempore to appoint one Member of the Senate who represents a district sharing a border with Mexico to the council.
  • Sets these new appointments as ex officio, nonvoting positions on the California-Mexico Border Relations Council.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore who make the appointments.
  • Members of the Assembly or Senate representing districts along the Mexico border.
  • The California-Mexico Border Relations Council which gains two new members.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official source material does not specify an effective date for this law.
  • The text states the appointments are 'as specified' but does not provide details on term length or replacement procedures in the provided excerpts.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

California-Mexico Border Relations Council.