BILL NUMBER: SJR 6	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Stone
   (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Fuller,
Hertzberg, Huff, Morrell, Nguyen, and Vidak)

                        MARCH 17, 2015

   Relative to Iran.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SJR 6, as introduced, Stone. Iran: negotiations: nuclear program.
   This measure would declare that the Legislature of the State of
California supports finding the best long-term solution for peace and
disarmament in the Middle East and a nuclear-free Iran, and believes
that any agreement signed with Iran should provide for ongoing
international oversight.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, The people of the State of California support efforts to
promote peace and prosperity across the globe; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of California recognizes the
importance of maintaining a diplomatic dialogue in the Middle East,
especially as it pertains to Israel and Iran; and
   WHEREAS, The proliferation of nuclear capability in the Middle
East will certainly present additional complications in an already
diplomatically tense region; and
   WHEREAS, The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 was designed to
strengthen American diplomatic efforts with Iran; and
   WHEREAS, The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 complies with
the commitment the President made that the United States would impose
no new sanctions during the course of negotiations with Iran; and
   WHEREAS, The goal and intent of negotiations with Iran was to
require that Iran dismantle its nuclear program; and
   WHEREAS, The proposed agreement being presently negotiated will
have a sunset period after which the future of international
oversight on Iran's nuclear ambitions may be unclear; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of California
supports finding the best long-term solution for peace and
disarmament in the Middle East and a nuclear-free Iran; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California believes
if any agreement is signed with Iran, the agreement should provide
for ongoing international oversight and Iran's cooperation in
maintaining transparency with its nuclear ambitions; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United
States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the
Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative
from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the
author for appropriate distribution.