ACR 8 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to World Desert Day.

Summary

This measure would recognize the 2nd Saturday of January each year as World Desert Day in California, and would encourage local jurisdictions to partner with organizations, agencies, or community groups to host educational programs and community celebrations highlighting desert conservation.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Jan 2025

Assembly Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Dec 13, 2024 Signed Feb 4, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Jan 30, 2025

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican9

7 Yea 2

77% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

16

Key actions

5

Committee

4

Amendments

2

Jan 30, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0-3)

senate

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 130.)

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Introduced measure version corrected.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted and to Senate. (Page 144.)

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Without reference to committee.

lower

Dec 13, 2024

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 61 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Avelino Valencia

Catherine Stefani