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ACR-23 • 2026

Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week.

Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Quirk-Silva
Last action
2025-06-25
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify that the bill aims to honor people who provide peer support or explicitly mentions those involved in mental health support.

Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week

This law recognizes the third week of May 2025 as Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week in California.

What This Bill Does

  • Recognizes a specific week as Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week.
  • The recognition is for the third week of May 2025 only.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People in California

Terms To Know

Mental Health Peer Support
Helping others with similar experiences of mental illness to improve their well-being.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It only recognizes one specific week in May 2025.
  • The law does not provide funding or programs for the recognition.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-25 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-06-25 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m.

  3. 2025-06-19 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. 2025-06-19 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1664.)

  5. 2025-06-17 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2025-05-21 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  7. 2025-05-12 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  8. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1488.)

  9. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  10. 2025-05-05 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 5).

  11. 2025-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  12. 2025-01-31 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  13. 2025-01-30 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

ACR 23, Quirk-Silva.
Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week.
This bill would recognize the 3rd week of May 2025 as Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week in California.

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