Public schools: September 11th Remembrance Day.
Summary
Existing law designates particular days each year as having special significance and encourages all public schools and educational institutions to observe those days and to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on those days. This bill would designate and set apart September 11 each year as September 11th Remembrance Day, a day having special significance. The bill would encourage, when September 11th Remembrance Day falls on a schoolday, each public elementary and secondary school to observe a moment of silence at an appropriate time while school is in session.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 25, 2021
Signed Jul 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jul 16, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2206.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).
lower
May 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 611.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 668.) (March 17).
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andreas Borgeas
RRepublican
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