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California Senate adopts resolutions on Alzheimer’s awareness, Juneteenth and hypertension; rescinds past calls for constitutional convention
Summary
The California State Senate on June 18 adopted a package of nonbinding measures recognizing Alzheimer’s and brain awareness month, Juneteenth, and hypertension awareness month, and passed a joint resolution rescinding prior legislative calls for a federal constitutional convention.
The California State Senate on June 18, 2025, adopted multiple concurrent and joint resolutions recognizing public-health observances and rescinding prior legislative calls for a federal constitutional convention.
Senators unanimously voted to adopt Senate Concurrent Resolution 75 (SCR 75), recognizing June 2025 as Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Awareness Month and June 20, 2025, as “the longest day.” The chamber also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 86 (SCR 86) recognizing Juneteenth and Senate Concurrent Resolution 83 (SCR 83) recognizing Hypertension Awareness Month. Separately, the Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1), rescinding prior California legislative calls for an Article V constitutional convention.
SCR 75: Alzheimer’s awareness
SCR 75, authored by Senator Weber Pearson, recognizes June 2025 as Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Awareness Month and highlights caregiver burdens and research needs. In floor remarks, Weber Pearson cited figures reported in the debate, saying that among “the 7,200,000 Americans living with Alzheimer’s today, 4,400,000 are women” and…
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