SCR 126: Honorable Edward Ross Roybal.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2016-08-16
This measure would recognize the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
This measure would recognize the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
This measure would recognize the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
WHEREAS, The Honorable Edward Ross Roybal was among the countrys most influential Latino leaders, serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 13 years, and as a Member of the United States Congress for 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ross Roybal was one of 10 children born to Baudilio Roybal, a carpenter, and Eloisa Roybal on February 10, 1916, in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, At the age of six, Mr. Roybal moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he attended local public schools and graduated from Roosevelt High School; and
WHEREAS, After graduating high school, Mr. Roybal worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps before studying accounting and business administration at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Southwestern University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal worked as a public health educator with the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association and later served four years as director of health education for the Los Angeles County Tuberculosis and Health Association; and
WHEREAS, In World War II, Mr. Roybal served as an accountant for an infantry unit in the United States Army; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal married Lucille Beserra on September 27, 1940, and the couple raised three children: Lucille, Lillian, and Edward, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal helped start the Community Service Organization (CSO), which sought to ally the citys diverse neighborhoods to push progressive issues such as challenging discrimination in southern California, especially its effects on economic, education, and housing conditions around Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Roybal was elected as a Los Angeles City Council member, becoming the first Latino to hold that position since 1881 and one of the highest-ranking Latinos in California municipal government; and
WHEREAS, As a city council member, Mr. Roybal worked to defuse tensions between the Mexican American community and the Los Angeles police and fought the city after it ceded a huge swath of residential land to its professional baseball team, displacing many Mexican American families; and
WHEREAS, In 1962, Mr. Roybal was elected to the United States Congress where he served for 30 years fighting ethnic, racial, and age discrimination and working to reform the public education system to increase access to bilingual education; and
WHEREAS, In 1976, Mr. Roybal helped found the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a legislative service organization that monitored policy directly affecting the nations Latino communities. Mr. Roybal became the first chairman of the CHC and encouraged United States President Jimmy Carter to hire more Latino Americans in his administration; and
WHEREAS, During his chairmanship of the CHC, Mr. Roybal founded the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), a nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service, and that provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the federal census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. Roybal retired from the United States House of Representatives and moved back to Los Angeles, where he lived for 12 more years until his death in 2005, still deeply involved in the community he had long served; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Legislature recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal, a cofounder and the first chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a celebrated Latino leader in Los Angeles, California, and the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, The Honorable Edward Ross Roybal was among the countrys most influential Latino leaders, serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 13 years, and as a Member of the United States Congress for 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ross Roybal was one of 10 children born to Baudilio Roybal, a carpenter, and Eloisa Roybal on February 10, 1916, in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, At the age of six, Mr. Roybal moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he attended local public schools and graduated from Roosevelt High School; and
WHEREAS, After graduating high school, Mr. Roybal worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps before studying accounting and business administration at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Southwestern University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal worked as a public health educator with the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association and later served four years as director of health education for the Los Angeles County Tuberculosis and Health Association; and
WHEREAS, In World War II, Mr. Roybal served as an accountant for an infantry unit in the United States Army; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal married Lucille Beserra on September 27, 1940, and the couple raised three children: Lucille, Lillian, and Edward, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal helped start the Community Service Organization (CSO), which sought to ally the citys diverse neighborhoods to push progressive issues such as challenging discrimination in southern California, especially its effects on economic, education, and housing conditions around Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Roybal was elected as a Los Angeles City Council member, becoming the first Latino to hold that position since 1881 and one of the highest-ranking Latinos in California municipal government; and
WHEREAS, As a city council member, Mr. Roybal worked to defuse tensions between the Mexican American community and the Los Angeles police and fought the city after it ceded a huge swath of residential land to its professional baseball team, displacing many Mexican American families; and
WHEREAS, In 1962, Mr. Roybal was elected to the United States Congress where he served for 30 years fighting ethnic, racial, and age discrimination and working to reform the public education system to increase access to bilingual education; and
WHEREAS, In 1976, Mr. Roybal helped found the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a legislative service organization that monitored policy directly affecting the nations Latino communities. Mr. Roybal became the first chairman of the CHC and encouraged United States President Jimmy Carter to hire more Latino Americans in his administration; and
WHEREAS, During his chairmanship of the CHC, Mr. Roybal founded the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), a nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service, and that provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the federal census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. Roybal retired from the United States House of Representatives and moved back to Los Angeles, where he lived for 12 more years until his death in 2005, still deeply involved in the community he had long served; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Legislature recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal, a cofounder and the first chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a celebrated Latino leader in Los Angeles, California, and the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, The Honorable Edward Ross Roybal was among the countrys most influential Latino leaders, serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 13 years, and as a Member of the United States Congress for 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ross Roybal was one of 10 children born to Baudilio Roybal, a carpenter, and Eloisa Roybal on February 10, 1916, in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, At the age of six, Mr. Roybal moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he attended local public schools and graduated from Roosevelt High School; and
WHEREAS, After graduating high school, Mr. Roybal worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps before studying accounting and business administration at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Southwestern University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal worked as a public health educator with the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association and later served four years as director of health education for the Los Angeles County Tuberculosis and Health Association; and
WHEREAS, In World War II, Mr. Roybal served as an accountant for an infantry unit in the United States Army; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal married Lucille Beserra on September 27, 1940, and the couple raised three children: Lucille, Lillian, and Edward, Jr; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Roybal helped start the Community Service Organization (CSO), which sought to ally the citys diverse neighborhoods to push progressive issues such as challenging discrimination in southern California, especially its effects on economic, education, and housing conditions around Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Roybal was elected as a Los Angeles City Council member, becoming the first Latino to hold that position since 1881 and one of the highest-ranking Latinos in California municipal government; and
WHEREAS, As a city council member, Mr. Roybal worked to defuse tensions between the Mexican American community and the Los Angeles police and fought the city after it ceded a huge swath of residential land to its professional baseball team, displacing many Mexican American families; and
WHEREAS, In 1962, Mr. Roybal was elected to the United States Congress where he served for 30 years fighting ethnic, racial, and age discrimination and working to reform the public education system to increase access to bilingual education; and
WHEREAS, In 1976, Mr. Roybal helped found the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a legislative service organization that monitored policy directly affecting the nations Latino communities. Mr. Roybal became the first chairman of the CHC and encouraged United States President Jimmy Carter to hire more Latino Americans in his administration; and
WHEREAS, During his chairmanship of the CHC, Mr. Roybal founded the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), a nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service, and that provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the federal census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. Roybal retired from the United States House of Representatives and moved back to Los Angeles, where he lived for 12 more years until his death in 2005, still deeply involved in the community he had long served; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Legislature recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal, a cofounder and the first chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a celebrated Latino leader in Los Angeles, California, and the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Status
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| Mar 31, 2016 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Apr 6, 2016 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Apr 18, 2016 | Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Lara. |
| Jun 15, 2016 | From inactive file on motion of Senator Lara. |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Ordered to second reading. |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Jun 30, 2016 | In Assembly. Held at Desk. |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4636.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Aug 1, 2016 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Aug 8, 2016 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 8). |
| Aug 11, 2016 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5781.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10 a.m. |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 106, Statutes of 2016. |
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| Aug 11, 2016 | SCR 126 Lara Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 8, 2016 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
Passed |
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| Jun 30, 2016 | Senate 3rd Reading SCR126 Lara | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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Date of Hearing: August 8, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard S. Gordon, Chair
SBPCA Bill Id:SCR 126
Author:(Lara) – As Introduced Ver:
SENATE VOTE:
SUBJECT: Honorable Edward Ross Roybal
SUMMARY: Recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- The Honorable Edward Ross Roybal was among the country’s most influential Latino leaders, serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 13 years, and as a Member of the United States Congress for 30 years.
- Mr. Roybal helped start the Community Service Organization, which sought to ally the city’s diverse neighborhoods to push progressive issues such as challenging discrimination in southern California, especially its effects on economic, education, and housing conditions around Los Angeles.
- In 1949, Mr. Roybal was elected as a Los Angeles City Council member, becoming the first Latino to hold that position since 1881 and one of the highest-ranking Latinos in California municipal government. Mr. Roybal worked to defuse tensions between the Mexican American community and the Los Angeles police and fought the city after it ceded a huge swath of residential land to its professional baseball team, displacing many Mexican American families.
- In 1962, Mr. Roybal was elected to the United States Congress where he served for 30 years fighting ethnic, racial, and age discrimination and working to reform the public education system to increase access to bilingual education.
- In 1976, Mr. Roybal helped found and also became the first chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). He encouraged United States President Jimmy Carter to hire more Latino Americans in his administration.
- During his chairmanship of the CHC, Mr. Roybal founded the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service, and that provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the federal census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions.
- In 1993, Mr. Roybal retired from the United States House of Representatives and moved back to Los Angeles, where he lived for 12 more years until his death in 2005, still deeply involved in the community he had long served.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SCR 126 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 126
Introduced: 3/31/16
SUBJECT: Honorable Edward Ross Roybal
DIGEST:
This resolution recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- The Honorable Edward Ross Roybal was among the country’s most influential Latino leaders, serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 13 years, and as a Member of the United States Congress for 30 years.
- In World War II, Mr. Roybal served as an accountant for an infantry unit in the United States Army.
- Mr. Roybal helped start the Community Service Organization, which sought to ally the city’s diverse neighborhoods to push progressive issues such as challenging discrimination in southern California, especially its effects on economic, education, and housing conditions around Los Angeles.
- In 1949, Mr. Roybal was elected as a Los Angeles City Council member, becoming the first Latino to hold that position since 1881 and one of the highest-ranking Latinos in California municipal government. Mr. Roybal worked to defuse tensions between the Mexican American community and the Los Angeles police and fought the city after it ceded a huge swath of residential land to its professional baseball team, displacing many Mexican American families.
- In 1962, Mr. Roybal was elected to the United States Congress where he served for 30 years fighting ethnic, racial, and age discrimination and working to reform the public education system to increase access to bilingual education.
- In 1976, Mr. Roybal helped found and also became the first chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). He encouraged United States President Jimmy Carter to hire more Latino Americans in his administration.
- During his chairmanship of the CHC, Mr. Roybal founded the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service, and that provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the federal census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions.
- In 1993, Mr. Roybal retired from the United States House of Representatives and moved back to Los Angeles, where he lived for 12 more years until his death in 2005, still deeply involved in the community he had long served.
This resolution recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 6/20/16)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
6/20/16 10:24:33
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Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SCR 126 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 126
Introduced: 3/31/16
SUBJECT: Honorable Edward Ross Roybal
DIGEST:
This resolution recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- The Honorable Edward Ross Roybal was among the country’s most influential Latino leaders, serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 13 years, and as a Member of the United States Congress for 30 years.
- In World War II, Mr. Roybal served as an accountant for an infantry unit in the United States Army.
- Mr. Roybal helped start the Community Service Organization, which sought to ally the city’s diverse neighborhoods to push progressive issues such as challenging discrimination in southern California, especially its effects on economic, education, and housing conditions around Los Angeles.
- In 1949, Mr. Roybal was elected as a Los Angeles City Council member, becoming the first Latino to hold that position since 1881 and one of the highest-ranking Latinos in California municipal government. Mr. Roybal worked to defuse tensions between the Mexican American community and the Los Angeles police and fought the city after it ceded a huge swath of residential land to its professional baseball team, displacing many Mexican American families.
- In 1962, Mr. Roybal was elected to the United States Congress where he served for 30 years fighting ethnic, racial, and age discrimination and working to reform the public education system to increase access to bilingual education.
- In 1976, Mr. Roybal helped found and also became the first chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). He encouraged United States President Jimmy Carter to hire more Latino Americans in his administration.
- During his chairmanship of the CHC, Mr. Roybal founded the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service, and that provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the federal census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions.
- In 1993, Mr. Roybal retired from the United States House of Representatives and moved back to Los Angeles, where he lived for 12 more years until his death in 2005, still deeply involved in the community he had long served.
This resolution recognizes the contributions of Honorable Edward Ross Roybal on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
None received
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/6/16 16:16:32
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