20250ACR_020097CHP INTRODUCED 2026-05-06 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-21 PASSED_SENATE 2026-06-11 ENROLLED 2026-06-15 CHAPTERED 2026-06-18 FILED 2026-06-18 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alvarez, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gallagher, Gipson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Kalra, Krell, Macedo, McKinnor, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel, Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ransom, Rivas, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Ward, and Wicks) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Flora COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gallagher COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Johnson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Papan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Petrie-Norris COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Quirk-Silva COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rogers COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Valencia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ward COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks Relative to Missing Children’s Day.

Missing Children’s Day Missing Children’s Day. This measure would declare May 25, 2026, as Missing Children’s Day in the State of California, recognize the efforts of families, law enforcement, and organizations that work to bring missing children home, and proclaim that every child deserves a safe childhood. NO

WHEREAS, May 25th has been nationally recognized as National Missing Children’s Day since and internationally recognized as International Missing Children’s Day since 2001; and

WHEREAS, National Missing Children’s Day was established in honor of Etan Patz, a six-year-old boy who disappeared on his way to school in New York City in 1979, whose case became a symbol of the movement to protect missing children in the United States; and

WHEREAS, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was established by John and Revé Walsh after the abduction and murder of their six-year-old son Adam when they channeled their painful experience of losing Adam to create NCMEC in 1984; and

WHEREAS, Today, the NCMEC operates congressionally designated programs to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization; and

WHEREAS, In 2025, the NCMEC received over 130,000 calls related to missing and exploited children through its national toll-free hotline 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678); and

WHEREAS, In 2025, the NCMEC received more than 32,000 reports of missing children, including 1,842 reports of missing children from California; and

WHEREAS, The NCMEC manages the America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert Secondary Distribution Program and, as of December 2025, more than 1,300 children have been recovered as a result of AMBER Alert activations; and

WHEREAS, The NCMEC supports the resolution of long-term missing children’s cases by creating age progression images and facial and skull reconstructions, assisting in biometric collection and analysis, and engaging the public to identify unknown deceased children through the Help ID Me initiative;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares May 25, 2026, as Missing Children’s Day in the State of California, recognizes the efforts of families, law enforcement, and organizations, such as the NCMEC, that work to bring missing children home, and proclaims that every child deserves a safe childhood; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.