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Home/Bills/AR 8California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AR 8: Relative to the Lunar New Year.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified April 30, 2025

What AR 8 does, verified April 30, 2025

The bill aims to recognize and celebrate the Lunar New Year as a significant cultural event in California. It would provide state employees with an additional paid holiday on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which falls on a date that varies between January and February each year. This holiday would also encourage businesses and schools to observe the Lunar New Year, promoting cultural awareness and understanding.

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Last action: Introduced measure version corrected. (2025-04-23)Alert me
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Christopher CabaldonAisha WahabDawn AddisCecilia Aguiar-CurryPatrick AhrensJuan AlanisDavid AlvarezJoaquin ArambulaRebecca Bauer-KahanSteve BennettMarc BermanBlanca Rubio
Recent actions4 total · showing 4
Apr. 23, 2025Introduced measure version corrected.
Feb. 03, 2025Read. Adopted. (Page 280.).
Jan. 23, 2025From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 23).
Jan. 08, 2025Introduced.
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