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SJR-1 • 2026

Rescinding previous applications for a federal constitutional convention.

Rescinding previous applications for a federal constitutional convention.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Wiener
Last action
2025-09-10
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 174, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or impacts on other states' similar requests.

Stopping Old Requests for Constitutional Changes

This law cancels previous requests from California lawmakers asking the federal government to call a constitutional convention.

What This Bill Does

  • Cancels all previous requests from California lawmakers that asked the federal government to call a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution.

Who It Names or Affects

  • California's Legislature
  • The U.S. Congress

Terms To Know

Constitutional Convention
A meeting where people gather to discuss and possibly change the rules of a country or state, like the United States Constitution.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not address new requests for a constitutional convention.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or if it affects other states' similar requests.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-10 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 174, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-09-10 California Legislative Information

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

  3. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2903.) Ordered to the Senate.

  5. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  6. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  7. 2025-06-23 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. 2025-06-16 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  9. 2025-06-16 California Legislative Information

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 1616.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  10. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 610.) (April 1).

  11. 2025-03-20 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. 2025-02-25 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 1.

  13. 2025-02-14 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  14. 2024-12-16 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SJR 1, Wiener.
Rescinding previous applications for a federal constitutional convention.
This measure would rescind, nullify, and supersede all applications previously made by the Legislature for the United States Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution.

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