Relative to the Armenian Genocide.
Summary
This measure would, among other things, designate the year of 2017 as "State of California Year of Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923," would designate April 24, 2017, as "State of California Day of Commemoration of the 102nd 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
Dec 2016
Committee Review
May 2017
Assembly Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Dec 5, 2016
Signed May 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2017 · Assembly Apr 17, 2017
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
May 15, 2017
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 19, 2017
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:30 a.m.
legislature
May 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
May 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1075.)
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1006.)
lower
Apr 6, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 6).
lower
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Dec 5, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 65 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrin Nazarian
DDemocratic
Co
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Autumn R. Burke
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
Catharine B. Baker
RRepublican
Co
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Chad Mayes
IIndependent
Co
Chris Holden
DDemocratic
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