Rep. Heather Hadwick

Maddy summaryThis bill designates April 2026 as Donate Life Month in California to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. It requires state agencies and public officials to acknowledge the month through proclamations and public communications. The measure does not change laws or allocate funding but serves as a symbolic recognition to encourage participation in donation programs.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 2026 as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month. It directly affects the state by officially recognizing this specific timeframe to highlight the importance of physical activity and mental health. The measure does not allocate funding or mandate specific programs, but rather serves as a formal declaration to raise public awareness about these well-being topics. As a commemorative resolution, it establishes a symbolic date for the state to focus on fitness and mental wellness initiatives.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 1st of each year as Wildland-Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day. It does not change laws or allocate funding but serves to officially recognize a specific date for awareness. The measure affects the public by encouraging communities to focus on safety and readiness for wildfires in areas where they meet developed land.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month in California to highlight the experiences and needs of foster youth. The measure requires the state to issue a formal proclamation recognizing this specific month for public awareness. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the foster care system.

Existing law allows a person to purchase, possess, or use tear gas or a tear gas weapon for the projection or release or tear gas if the tear gas or tear gas weapon is used solely for self-defense purposes, subject to specified requirements. Under existing law, anyone who uses tear gas or a tear gas weapon except in self-defense is guilty of a crime. This bill would allow a person, who is authorized by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to apply aversive conditioning on wolves, to purchase, possess, or use any tear gas weapon that expels a projectile upon authorization from the sheriff of a county or the chief or other head of a municipal police department of any city or city and county. Existing law requires certain fines and penalties paid to and retained in a county treasury to be deposited in a county fish and wildlife propagation fund and expended for the protection, conservation, propagation, and preservation of fish and wildlife, as specified. Existing law authorizes expenditures from a county fish and wildlife propagation fund for purposes relating to fish and wildlife, including, among other things, costs incurred by a district attorney or city attorney in investigating and prosecuting civil and criminal actions relating to fish and wildlife. This bill would additionally authorize expenditures from a county fish and wildlife propagation fund for costs relating to wildlife coexistence programs to prevent human-wildlife conflict.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates the month of May as California Small Business Month to recognize the contributions of small businesses in the state. It is a commemorative resolution that does not create new laws, regulations, or funding requirements. The measure serves primarily to raise awareness and celebrate the sector through official state acknowledgment.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates April 21, 2026, as National Rendering Day to honor the historical significance of rendering in the dairy industry. The measure does not create new laws or regulations but serves as a commemorative resolution to raise awareness about this specific date. By officially recognizing the day, the legislation aims to celebrate the contributions of the rendering sector without imposing any mandatory actions or changes on individuals or businesses.

This measure would proclaim the week of April 19, 2026, to April 25, 2026, inclusive, to be California Cities Week, and would encourage all Californians to be involved in their communities and be civically engaged with their local government.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 13, 2026, as the official California Day of the Teacher to honor educators in the state. It establishes this specific date as a commemorative observance without creating new laws, funding, or penalties. The measure serves as a symbolic recognition of the teaching profession rather than a change in policy or procedure.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month to highlight the importance of mental health support for mothers. It is a non-binding resolution that does not change laws or allocate funding but serves to raise public awareness through official proclamation. The measure affects the state by encouraging community focus on this topic during the designated month without imposing new requirements on individuals or organizations.