Senate ResolutionChaptered/Signed
SR 76: Relative to Women’s History Month.
What SR 76 does, verified April 15, 2026
<p>This bill aims to recognize and celebrate Women's History Month in the state. It would establish a special week in March to honor women's contributions to society, with the goal of increasing awareness and promoting equality for women. The bill also encourages schools and businesses to participate in the celebration, and provides a framework for educational programs and activities. Additionally, the bill would provide funding for programs that support women's empowerment and economic development. The overall purpose of the bill is to promote women's rights and recognition in the state.</p>
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Last action: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 3574.) (2026-03-16)Alert me
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| Mar. 16, 2026 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 3574.) |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Feb. 02, 2026 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
Latest bill textEnrolled version, March 17, 2026 · 556 words
| Enrolled March 17, 2026 |
| Passed IN Senate March 16, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Resolution
No. 76
| Introduced by Senator Menjivar (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta, Ashby, Blakespear, Caballero, Cervantes, Dahle, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Laird, Limón, Ochoa Bogh, Padilla, Pérez, Reyes, Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, Stern, Valladares, Wahab, and Weber Pierson) |
February 02, 2026 |
Relative to Women’s History Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SR 76, Menjivar.
WHEREAS, Women of every culture, class, and ethnic background have been essential participants in the founding and building of our nation and the State of California and have made historic and substantial contributions to the growth and strength of our nation and state; and
WHEREAS, Women have been and continue to be groundbreakers in every facet of our economic, civic, academic and cultural life, and responsible for significant “firsts” in business, science, athletics, technology, medicine, arts, and culture; and
WHEREAS, Women have been leaders in every movement for social change, including their own movement for suffrage and equal rights, the fight for emancipation, the struggle to organize labor unions, and the civil rights movement, as well as leading the call for peace and organizing to preserve the environment; and
WHEREAS, Despite the significant contributions women have made, many achievements by women have been largely overlooked and unacknowledged, which has contributed to the pervasive gender inequity present throughout American society; and
WHEREAS, The observance of Women’s History Week was initiated by the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women in 1978, an occasion that was then enacted by Congress in 1987 as National Women’s History Month in perpetuity in acknowledgment that the significant contributions made by women to every field of American life were largely undocumented and unknown and deserve to be recognized; and
WHEREAS, Women’s History Month is now commemorated throughout the nation by states, schools, historians, and community groups, providing an opportunity to focus attention on the historical role and accomplishments of women so all can benefit from an awareness of these contributions; and
WHEREAS, Women’s History Month will be not only a call to acknowledge the outstanding American, and in particular, Californian, women whose names we know, but also a call to pay homage to the many women who have anonymously shaped our collective past; and
WHEREAS, The achievements of the women who have gone before us will enable contemporary women and men to create tomorrow’s history by working toward an end to physical and sexual violence against women, discrimination and harassment in employment and education, and the relegation to poverty status of many women and by advocating for the full participation of women in every arena, whether politics, government, business, science, technology, or academia, as well as equal access to all of the opportunities our great nation has to offer; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate takes pleasure in joining the United States Congress and the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls in honoring the contributions of women, and proclaims the month of March 2026 as Women’s History Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Vice Chair of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and to the Chair of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls for distribution to appropriate organizations, and to the California State Librarian.
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