20250ACR_017399INT INTRODUCED 2026-04-08 REVISED 2026-05-07 2025 ACR INT Introduced by Assembly Member Carrillo (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Alvarez, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, Elhawary, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Gipson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark González, Haney, Harabedian, Irwin, Jackson, Kalra, Krell, Lee, Lowenthal, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel, Pellerin, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ward, Wilson, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lee COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Papan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Quirk-Silva COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rogers COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ward COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur Relative to the State of Jalisco. the State of Jalisco Sister state: State of Jalisco.

This measure would recommit to formalizing the sister state relationship between the State of Jalisco in Mexico and the State of California, as specified. NO

WHEREAS, The State of California and the State of Jalisco, Mexico, share a joint, vested interest within the industries of high technology manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and tourism between the two states; and

WHEREAS, The State of Jalisco’s capital city of Guadalajara is recognized as a major Latin and North American nexus for the technology industry, proudly dubbed “Mexico’s Silicon Valley”; and

WHEREAS, The State of California has engaged in a longstanding, bountiful economic relationship with laborers hailing from Jalisco, including the United States’ Bracero Program, allowing migrants of the region to display and share their culture with Californians across binational borders; and

WHEREAS, Migrants from the State of Jalisco have provided the State of California with a plethora of deeply significant cultural and culinary exports of their heritage, including mariachi music, the regional alcoholic beverage of tequila produced from the indigenous blue agave plant, and the meat stew dish of birria, among others; and

WHEREAS, Vast numbers of individuals who have migrated from Jalisco have set down roots in the State of California and ensured a generational connection between the two lands; and

WHEREAS, Following the approval of Senate Concurrent Resolution by Senator Ben Hueso in 2014, California legislators have sought to ensure a continued relationship of cross-national collaboration and goodwill through good faith visits to the State of Jalisco in which they unite with elected officials and executive bodies to address the recent mass deportations being executed by the United States federal government, to guarantee the safety of, a mutual civic respect for, and due process for, all first-generation Jaliscan immigrants and descendants of Jaliscan immigrants residing within the State of California;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recommits to formalizing the sister state relationship between the State of Jalisco in Mexico and the State of California for its mutually beneficial educational, economic, and cultural exchanges; and be it further Resolved, That it is the intent of the Legislature through a sister state relationship with the State of Jalisco to do all of the following: (

a) To provide a platform to uphold the liberties and civil rights granted to individuals within the State of California by the state Constitution regardless of their immigration status. (

b) To continue to advocate for a stance of goodwill and cooperation between the elected officials and executive bodies dealing in immigration enforcement within the States of California and Jalisco for the good of the residents of both states. (

c) To honor the promise between the bordering states to hold a profound respect for the residents of each other’s states and communities; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for distribution. REVISIONS: Heading—Line 2.