ACR 156 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to National Day of Play.

This bill designates March 21, 2026, as the National Day of Play to encourage people to engage in recreational activities. It serves as a formal recognition rather than a law that imposes new rules or requirements on individuals or organizations. The measure does not allocate funding or mandate specific actions, but instead establishes a date for the state to acknowledge the importance of play.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Assembly Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 3, 2026 Signed Apr 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

03/03/26 - Introduced → 04/17/26 - Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 17, 2026

MODERATE

ACR 156 moved from its introduced version to its enrolled version with no substantive policy changes. The resolution still recognizes National Day of Play on March 21, 2026, and expresses support for Congress's annual designation of the first Saturday after the spring equinox as National Day of Play. All changes are procedural: adoption dates in the Assembly (March 19, 2026) and Senate (April 16, 2026) were added, the coauthor list was removed, a Resolution Chapter section was added, and a Secretary of State receipt block was appended.

TECHNICAL

Adoption dates added: Assembly March 19, 2026 and Senate April 16, 2026

The introduced-by line listing all coauthors (Assembly Member Hoover and approximately 70 coauthors) was removed from the enrolled version

A Resolution Chapter section was added containing the resolution title, legislative counsel's digest, and full text in the standard enrolled format

A Secretary of State receipt block with date and time fields was added at the end of the document

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Apr 16, 2026

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)

senate

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3923.)

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted and to Senate. (Page 4318.)

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 16).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 68 co-sponsors