Bill Text: CA AR80 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the Lunar New Year.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-15)
Status: (Passed) 2026-02-17 - Read. Adopted. [AR80 Detail]
Download: California-2025-AR80-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 80
| Introduced by Assembly Member Fong (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bains, Caloza, Harabedian, Kalra, Lee, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, and Patel) |
January 27, 2026 |
Relative to the Lunar New Year.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 80, as introduced, Fong.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, February 17, 2026, 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, The Lunar New Year is celebrated on the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an intercalary month intervene; and
WHEREAS, California is home to over 7.3 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans of Afghan, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Cambodian, Chamorro, Chinese, Filipino, Fijian, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Iu Mien, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Native Hawaiian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Samoan, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese descent, among others; and
WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander American communities have greatly contributed to the social, cultural, civic, economic, and academic success of California; and
WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by over 3,000,000 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Iu-Mien residents of California; and
WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year 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 Lunar Calendar rotates through 12-year cycles, with each year representing an animal from The Great Race, and through 60-year cycles—with each animal associated with one of the five elements: metal, wood, fire, water, or earth—to create harmony and balance; and
WHEREAS, The 2026 Lunar Year is the Year of the Fire Horse, symbolizing vitality, momentum, and courage; 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; and
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Legislature joins Asian and Pacific Islander communities throughout the state, nation, and world in celebrating February 17, 2026, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year and extends 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.
