Bill Text: CA ACR113 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Lunar New Year Celebration.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-21-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 61, Statutes of 2016. [ACR113 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR113-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 113 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 61 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 8, 2016 ADOPTED IN SENATE JUNE 2, 2016 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 8, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 8, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Low (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Kim, Ting, Williams, Achadjian, Alejo, Atkins, Baker, Bloom, Brown, Burke, Campos, Chávez, Cooley, Cooper, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gordon, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Weber, Wilk, and Wood) (Coauthors: Senators Liu and Pan) JANUARY 11, 2016 Relative to Lunar New Year celebration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 113, Low. Lunar New Year Celebration. This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year Celebration on February 8, 2016. WHEREAS, February 8, 2016, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the world, including in the United States and especially in California; and WHEREAS, California is home to nearly 6 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu-Mien, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent; and WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander American community has contributed to the social, cultural, civic, economic, and academic success of the state; and WHEREAS, The lunar new year is predominantly celebrated by over 2.5 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of California; and WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year is the Year of the Monkey and is universally celebrated by these communities as a time to renew family ties and to start the new year with a clean slate; and WHEREAS, The celebration of the Lunar New Year in communities throughout California illustrates the state's rich cultural history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural diversity; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Members join Asian and Pacific Islander American communities throughout the state in celebrating February 8, 2016, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous lunar new year to all Californians; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.