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Authors Bryan   Bonta   Elhawary   Gipson   Jackson   McKinnor   Ransom   Sharp-Collins   Wilson  
Principle Coauthors: Richardson   Smallwood-Cuevas   Weber Pierson  
Coauthors: Addis   Aguiar-Curry   Ahrens   Alanis   Alvarez   Arambula   Ávila Farías   Bains   Bauer-Kahan   Bennett   Berman   Boerner   Calderon   Caloza   Carrillo   Castillo   Connolly   Davies   Dixon   Ellis   Flora   Fong   Gabriel   Gallagher   Garcia   Jeff Gonzalez   Mark González   Hadwick   Haney   Harabedian   Hart   Hoover   Irwin   Johnson   Kalra   Krell   Lackey   Lee   Lowenthal   Nguyen   Ortega   Pacheco   Papan   Patel   Patterson   Pellerin   Petrie-Norris   Quirk-Silva   Ramos   Rivas   Michelle Rodriguez   Rogers   Blanca Rubio   Schiavo   Schultz   Solache   Soria   Stefani   Ta   Tangipa   Valencia   Wallis   Ward   Wicks   Zbur  
Subject Black History Month.
Relating To
Title Relative to Black History Month.
Last Action Dt 2026-03-19
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2026-03-19     Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:30 p.m.
2026-03-19     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 19, Statutes of 2026.
2026-03-12     Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.)
2026-03-12     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-03-10     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-03-04     From committee: Ordered to third reading.
2026-02-24     In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
2026-02-23     Adopted and to Senate.
2026-02-23     Coauthors revised.
2026-02-18     Introduced measure version corrected.
2026-02-17     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-17     Coauthors revised.
2026-02-17     From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (February 17).
2026-02-13     From printer.
2026-02-12     Introduced. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2026-03-19
Enrolled     2026-03-16
Introduced     2026-02-12
Analyses TBD
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This measure would recognize February 2026 as the centennial anniversary of Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would recognize the significance in protecting the fundamental human rights enshrined in the United States Constitution and its Amendments, the United States Bill of Rights, and the California Constitution, as specified. The measure would also affirm the commitment of the Legislature all people are equal and shall be treated with respect and dignity and shall enjoy the equal application of the law for which the Legislature has been entrusted.