SR 136 — Relative to National Family Week.

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andWHEREAS, Families play an important, irreplaceable role in nurturing and supporting the next generation of leaders in our society;

andWHEREAS, Throughout history, elected leaders and key figures across the world have promoted the importance of family;

andWHEREAS, Winston Churchill affirmed, “There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues…are created, strengthened and maintained”;

andWHEREAS, Maya Angelou stated, “I sustain myself with the love of family”;

now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Legislature recognizes the week of November 22, 2026, through November 28, 2026, inclusive, as National Family Week and urges all Californians to love, appreciate, and express gratitude toward the beloved members of their families;