HR 78 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to boat people awareness.

This resolution designates July 23 to July 30, 2026, as Boat People Awareness Week and September 2026 as Boat People Awareness Month to honor Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam by boat after the Vietnam War. The measure does not change laws or allocate funding; instead, it establishes a period for public recognition and education about the historical plight of these refugees. It highlights the dangers faced by boat people, including piracy and storms, and acknowledges the significant Vietnamese communities that settled in California and other states. The resolution directs the Assembly Clerk to distribute copies of the document for public distribution.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Assembly Passage

Aug 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Aug 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

01/26/26 - Introduced → HR78 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions of HR 78. The resolution designating Boat People Awareness Week (July 23-30, 2026) and Boat People Awareness Month (September 2026) remains identical in content. The differences are entirely formatting and presentation: the bill text was restructured from a plain-text legislative format into a web-based display layout with navigation elements and a Legislative Counsel's Digest section header.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a numbered-line legislative document style into a web-based display format, adding navigation links (skip to content, home, accessibility, FAQ, sitemap, login) and a LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST section header. Line numbers and page headers were removed. No changes to the resolution's substance, dates, or designations.

Floor votes · Assembly Aug 6, 2026

How they voted

70–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 78

Aug 6, 2026

D Democratic59

54 Yea 5

91% Yea

R Republican19

16 Yea 3

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 6, 2026

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-8)

assembly

Aug 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6085.).

lower

Jul 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

lower

1 primary · 70 co-sponsors