Relative to Purple Heart Day.
This bill designates August 7, 2026, as Purple Heart Day within the state of California. It directly affects state agencies and the general public by establishing an official date to honor military personnel who have received the Purple Heart medal. The measure requires no new funding or changes to existing laws, serving instead as a formal recognition of service and sacrifice.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
Senate Passage
Aug 2026
Assembly Passage
Aug 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced May 28, 2026
Signed Aug 24, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The diff reflects a transition from the formal authenticated chaptered document format to a web page rendering of the same bill on the California legislature website. All resolution text, WHEREAS clauses, and the operative declaration of August 7, 2026 as Purple Heart Day remain identical.
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The document changed from a formal authenticated legislative chapter format (with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header) to a web page layout that includes navigation elements, search boxes, and site links. The underlying bill text is unchanged.
Floor votes · Senate Aug 6, 2026 · Assembly Aug 19, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Aug 6, 2026
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Aug 19, 2026
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (77-0-1)
assembly
Aug 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).
lower
Aug 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Aug 6, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-5)
senate
Aug 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
May 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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