Existing law establishes the California-Mexico Border Relations Council in state government, and prescribes the membership and functions and duties of the council with respect to coordinating the activities of state agencies that are related to cross-border programs, initiatives, projects, and partnerships that exist within state agencies, to improve the effectiveness of state and local efforts that are of concern between California and Mexico.
California AB 655 (20252026) — California-Mexico Border Relations Council.
Existing law establishes the California-Mexico Border Relations Council in state government, and prescribes the membership and functions and duties of the council with respect to coordinating the activities of state agencies that are related to cross-border programs, initiatives, projects, and partnerships that exist within state agencies, to improve the effectiveness of state and local efforts that are of concern between California and Mexico.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
AB 655 Alvarez Consent Calendar Second Day — 69–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Alvarez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-13 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-03-17 Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. referral-committee
2025-04-10 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-21 Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. referral-committee
2025-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-07 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-28 Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. referral-committee
2025-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-06-23 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1809.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-27 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-07-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-07-14 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-07-14 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 41, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bc344bc8-2e4a-40d3-b93d-0af9341b8303. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).