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ACR 8

Authors

Wallis
Coauthors: Boerner Bonta Carrillo Castillo Chen Connolly Davies DeMaio Essayli Fong Gallagher Garcia Gipson Jeff Gonzalez Mark González Hadwick Hart Haney Hoover Jackson Kalra Lackey Lowenthal Macedo McKinnor Muratsuchi Nguyen Ortega Pacheco Papan Patel Patterson Petrie-Norris Quirk-Silva Ramos Ransom Rivas Michelle Rodriguez Rogers Blanca Rubio Schiavo Sharp-Collins Solache Soria Stefani Ta Tangipa Valencia Ward Wicks Wilson Addis Aguiar-Curry Ahrens Alanis Alvarez Arambula Ávila Farías Bains Bauer-Kahan Bennett Berman

Subject

Desert ecosystems.

Relating To

Title

Relative to World Desert Day.

Last Action Dt

2025-02-04

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Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

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Vote Required

None

Appropriation

None

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None

Substantive Changes

None

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None

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None

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2025-02-04		Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4 p.m.
2025-02-04		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025.
2025-01-30		Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 130.)
2025-01-30		In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-01-29		Introduced measure version corrected.
2025-01-28		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-01-22		From committee: Ordered to third reading.
2025-01-13		In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
2025-01-09		Coauthors revised.
2025-01-09		Adopted and to Senate. (Page 144.)
2025-01-07		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-01-06		Without reference to committee.
2025-01-06		Ordered to second reading.
2024-12-14		From printer.
2024-12-13		Introduced. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-02-04
Enrolled		2025-01-31
Introduced		2024-12-13

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				<html:p>WHEREAS, The desert biome is one of the three richest in biodiversity, yet it faces significant threats due to human activity, including habitat destruction and climate change, impacting desert regions such as the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert, all of which host diverse species and critical habitats; and </html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Six percent of the world’s population resides in deserts, including some of the most marginalized and vulnerable communities, whose survival is deeply tied to the health of the desert ecosystem, such as those living in the deserts of California and other regions across the globe; and </html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Larger desert-dwelling animals, such as elephants, lions, and giraffes, are particularly at risk of extinction, underscoring the urgent need for conservation efforts across all desert ecosystems, including the protection of species, like the desert tortoise, that call California’s deserts home; and </html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, California is home to some of the largest and most prevalent deserts in the United States, including the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert, all of which are integral to the state’s biodiversity and ecological health; and </html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, World Desert Day will serve as a day to honor deserts and their biodiversity, raise awareness of their vulnerabilities, and celebrate the vital conservation work being done to protect them; now, therefore, be it </html:p>
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					<html:i>Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring,</html:i>
					 That the Legislature hereby proclaims the second Saturday of January each year as World Desert Day in California to recognize the importance of deserts, their ecosystems, and the wildlife and communities that depend on them; and be it further
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					<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
					 That local jurisdictions are encouraged to partner with organizations, agencies, or community groups to host educational programs and community celebrations highlighting desert conservation and the rich biodiversity of desert ecosystems; and be it further 
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					<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
					 That all Californians are urged to participate in activities supporting desert preservation, including visiting desert conservation institutions, learning about desert ecosystems, and advocating for sustainable environmental practices; and be it further
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					<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
					 That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to interested organizations, and to the author for appropriate distribution. 
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This measure would recognize the 2nd Saturday of January each year as World Desert Day in California, and would encourage local jurisdictions to partner with organizations, agencies, or community groups to host educational programs and community celebrations highlighting desert conservation.