Relative to California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month.
Summary
This measure would designate the month of October 2024 as California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month. The measure would also recognize and acknowledge the significant contributions made by Californians of Hindu heritage to the state and seek to increase awareness and understanding of the Hindu American community, and would condemn all hate crimes and bias incidents against Hindu Americans, Hindu temples and centers, and places of significance to the Hindu American community.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Aug 2024
Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Aug 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Jun 13, 2024
Signed Aug 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Aug 15, 2024 · Assembly Aug 19, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Aug 15, 2024
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
5
Aug 26, 2024
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m.
legislature
Aug 19, 2024
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (77-0-2)
assembly
Aug 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6366.).
lower
Aug 15, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)
senate
Aug 15, 2024
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5083.)
upper
Aug 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
Jul 3, 2024
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
Jun 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate.
lower
Jun 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20).
lower
Jun 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Jun 13, 2024
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 75 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Akilah Weber Pierson
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Avelino Valencia
DDemocratic
Co
BE
Bill Essayli
RRepublican
Co
Blanca Pacheco
DDemocratic
Co
Blanca Rubio
DDemocratic
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
Buffy Wicks
DDemocratic
Co
CV
Carlos Villapudua
DDemocratic
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