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Measure SCR 19
Authors Wahab  
Principle Coauthors: Reyes  
Coauthors: Arreguín   Ashby   Becker   Cabaldon   Caballero   Cervantes   Choi   Cortese   Gonzalez   Grayson   Hurtado   Stern   Umberg   Wiener   Aguiar-Curry   Fong   Ortega   Ramos   Gabriel   Ward  
Subject Ramadan.
Relating To
Title Relative to Ramadan.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-29
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required None
Appropriation None
Fiscal Committee No
Local Program None
Substantive Changes None
Urgency None
Tax Levy None
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Actions
2025-04-29     Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
2025-04-29     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 37, Statutes of 2025.
2025-04-24     Read. Adopted. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1281.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-04-24     In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-04-21     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-21     From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2025-03-03     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-27     Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 288.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-02-27     In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2025-02-14     From committee: Ordered to third reading.
2025-02-03     Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
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Chaptered     2025-04-29
Enrolled     2025-04-25
Introduced     2025-02-03
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Muslims have a long history in the United States, spanning back to the slave trade, in which 10 to 15 percent of the enslaved African people were said to be Muslim; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Muslims have long served in the nation’s armed forces and fought in all major United States wars, from the American Revolutionary War to modern conflicts today, with some Muslim Americans making the ultimate sacrifice in combat; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, From the early days of the pioneers to our present-day leaders, Muslim Americans have played a significant role in the history of this state’s economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, There are over one-half million Muslim Americans across this state contributing to its economy, social fabric, and multicultural and pluralistic traditions; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Ramadan is a time to reflect spiritually, build communally, and aid those in need and marks an annual spiritual renewal for each individual, a reason to celebrate and express gratitude in this month; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal for Muslims worldwide, and is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar year; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, The observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan commences at dusk on February 28, 2025, and continues for one lunar month, with Muslims fasting from sunrise to sunset each day; now, therefore, be it</html:p>
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					<html:i>Resolved by the Senate of the State of California,</html:i>
					 That in observance of and out of respect for the commencement of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, the Legislature acknowledges the onset of Ramadan and expresses its deepest respect to Muslims across California and throughout the world on this significant occasion; and be it further
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					<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
					 That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Last Version Text Digest This measure would acknowledge the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and express the Legislature’s deepest respect to Muslims across California and throughout the world on this significant occasion.