California SCR196: Judicial Council: 100th anniversary.

What the bill says

From the chaptered text, August 24, 2026:

20250SCR_019697CHP 97 INTRODUCED 2026-08-06 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-08-19 PASSED_SENATE 2026-08-13 ENROLLED 2026-08-20 CHAPTERED 2026-08-24 FILED 2026-08-24 2025 0 SCR 196 CHP 2026 CHR 0 204 Introduced by Senator Limón and Assembly Member Rivas LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Limón LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas Relative to the Judicial Council. the Judicial Council Judicial Council: 100th anniversary. This measure would commemorate the Judicial Council’s 100th anniversary. NO WHEREAS, In 1926, Californians established what is now known as the Judicial Council to bring greater consistency, fairness, and public service to the state’s courts, beginning a century of judicial branch governance and leadership to advance the statewide administration of justice; and WHEREAS, In its early decades, the Judicial Council confronted a system that included 768 inferior courts in seven categories, and guided landmark reforms that ultimately enabled voters to approve voluntary trial court unification. By 2001, all 58 counties had operating single superior courts; and WHEREAS, To promote stable and equitable court funding across counties, the Judicial Council’s longstanding advocacy led to the Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act of 1997, which consolidated trial court funding at the state level; and WHEREAS, The Judicial Council supported transformative governance changes, including the 2000 Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act, which transitioned approximately 17,000 court employees from county to superior court employment; and WHEREAS, The Judicial Council also supported the Trial Court …

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Sponsors

• Monique Limón (D, SD21) · primary sponsor
• Rivas, Robert (D, AD29) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. August 24, 2026: Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m.
2. August 24, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 204, Statutes of 2026.
3. August 19, 2026: In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
4. August 19, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6276.) Ordered to the Senate.
5. August 19, 2026: Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate.
6. August 17, 2026: From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 17).
7. August 17, 2026: Referred to Com. on RLS.
8. August 13, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5358.) Ordered to the Assembly.
9. August 13, 2026: In Assembly. Held at Desk.
10. August 13, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Votes

• SCR 196 Limón Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (August 19, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (August 17, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Special Consent SCR196 Limón et al. (August 13, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SCR196?

SCR196 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Judicial Council: 100th anniversary.

What is the status of SCR196?

Chaptered as of August 24, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m. (August 24, 2026).

Who sponsored SCR196?

Monique Limón (D, SD21), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SCR196?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SCR196