AB 717 California Assembly · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.

Summary

Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days as holidays and days of remembrance. Existing law also designates certain days in each year as having special significance for purposes of encouraging schools to observe those days and conduct suitable commemorative exercises. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The bill would additionally encourage schools to conduct exercises on March 30 of each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the Vietnam conflict.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2009

Committee Review

May 2009

Assembly Passage

Apr 2009

Senate Passage

Sep 2009

Signed into Law

Sep 2009

Introduced Feb 26, 2009 Signed Sep 25, 2009

Floor votes · Senate Sep 11, 2009 · Assembly Apr 30, 2009

How they voted

36–0

Passed

Total votes 36

Sep 11, 2009

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 25, 2009

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 12, 2009

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3398.)

lower

Sep 12, 2009

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Sep 11, 2009

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0)

senate

Sep 11, 2009

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Sep 10, 2009

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

May 14, 2009

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Apr 30, 2009

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (55-0-7)

assembly

Apr 2, 2009

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 1).

lower

Mar 23, 2009

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Mar 1, 2009

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors