Relative to the Armenian Genocide.
Summary
This measure would, among other things, designate the year of 2016 as "State of California Year of Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923," would designate April 24, 2016, as "State of California Day of Commemoration of the 101st Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923," and would call upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to formally and consistently reaffirm the historical truth that the atrocities committed against the Armenian people constituted genocide.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2016
Committee Review
Apr 2016
Assembly Passage
Apr 2016
Senate Passage
Apr 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Mar 16, 2016
Signed Apr 21, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2016 · Assembly Apr 18, 2016
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Apr 18, 2016
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1:30 p.m.
legislature
Apr 18, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Apr 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Apr 18, 2016
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3565.)
upper
Apr 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4394.)
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 14).
lower
Apr 13, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Apr 12, 2016
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Amended.
lower
Mar 31, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katcho Achadjian
RRepublican
Co
Adrin Nazarian
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Gaines
RRepublican
Co
CL
Carol Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Cheryl R. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
Donald Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Isadore Hall
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Nielsen
RRepublican
Co
Jim Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Joel Anderson
RRepublican
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