California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 2598 — Lunar New Year's Day.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim certain days each year for specified reasons. Existing law also designates particular days each year as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions and encourages those entities to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on those dates. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim the date corresponding with the start of the lunar calendar as Lunar New Year's Day, would designate that date each year as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions, and would encourage those entities to observe that date by conducting culturally appropriate activities and exercises observing the Lunar New Year.

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Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. Referred to Coms. on ED. and G.O.

  3. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4596.)

  5. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  6. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  7. Referred to Com. on ED.

  8. Read first time.

  9. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  10. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chau · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Chu · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Primary
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ting

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Chau
  • Chiu
  • Chu
  • Low
  • Pan
  • Williams
  • Bonta, Mia Democratic

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2598 TING Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
O'Donnell — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Kim — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Santiago — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2598 do?
Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim certain days each year for specified reasons. Existing law also designates particular days each year as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions and encourages those entities to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on those dates. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim the date corresponding with the start of the lunar calendar as Lunar New Year's Day, would designate that date each year as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions, and would encourage those entities to observe that date by conducting culturally appropriate activities and exercises observing the Lunar New Year.
Who sponsors AB 2598?
AB 2598 is sponsored by Chau, Chiu, Chu, Low, Pan, Ting, Williams, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2598?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2598?
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