Bill Text: CA ACR103 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Poppy Month.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-13)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 40, Statutes of 2014. [ACR103 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR103-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 103 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 40 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 30, 2014 ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 23, 2014 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 24, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 24, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fox (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, and Yamada) FEBRUARY 20, 2014 Relative to California Poppy Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 103, Fox. California Poppy Month. This measure would recognize April 2014 as California Poppy Month. WHEREAS, On April 26 and 27, 2014, the Antelope Valley will host the California Poppy Festival, an annual event to celebrate the state' s most colorful visitor, the California poppy; and WHEREAS, The California poppy is the official flower of the State of California; and WHEREAS, The California Poppy Reserve is located in the Antelope Valley and was designated as a state reserve to emphasize the strict protection of a specific resource, the California poppy, by making available significant displays of blooming poppies and associated wildflowers for the public to enjoy; and WHEREAS, The poppy has always symbolized California's good life, as its color mirrors California's climate and charm, and the profusion of its blooms reflects the richness of the Golden State; and WHEREAS, Many cultures and people in history have used the poppy in their legends and folklore; and WHEREAS, In Native American history, the Great Spirit sent the Fire Flower to drive away the evils of frost and famine, and to fill the land with warmth and plenty; and WHEREAS, For the Spanish, the poppy was an omen, a promise that California was rich and fertile, and they called it Copa de Oro, the cup of gold; and WHEREAS, To the miners of the Gold Rush of 1849, the poppy was a symbol of gold, since the flower and metal shared a common color and both were abundant; and WHEREAS, The Antelope Valley shares a common commitment to promote among the residents of the State of California an appreciation of the California poppy through tourism and educational opportunities; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes April 2014 as California Poppy Month. Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.