Asm. Joan Buchanan

Co-sponsor ACR 45

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to early care and education.

This measure would urge the California State Legislature and the Governor to restore budget funding to early care and education programs and to support efforts to fund and implement the Quality Rating and Improvement System and other programs that support early care and education. The measure would also urge the California State Legislature to commit to improving the public's understanding of the role that early care and education plays in securing an educated, nimble, and stable workforce to help keep California's economy vibrant and strong for years to come.

Signed into law Aug 15, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 50

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to "Parks Make Life Better!" Month.

This measure would declare the Legislature's recognition of the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health and development of all Californians. This measure would also declare the month of July 2013 as "Parks Make Life Better!" Month.

Signed into law Aug 15, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SCR 33

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

This measure would designate September 2013 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the State of California.

Signed into law Aug 6, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SCR 30

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to Equal Pay Day.

This measure would declare April 9, 2013, as Equal Pay Day.

Signed into law Jul 3, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 59

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Constitution Week.

This measure would proclaim the week of September 17 through 22, 2013, as Constitution Week and urge California citizens to reaffirm the ideals of the framers of the Constitution of 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties, remembering that lost rights might never be regained.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 53

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Sober Graduation Month.

This measure would designate May 31, 2013, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, as Sober Graduation Month and would encourage Californians to participate in this observance and join the Department of the California Highway Patrol in supporting efforts to save lives of young people through a Sober Graduation Month.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor AJR 15

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

This measure would urge the Supreme Court of the United States to affirm the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SJR 5

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Yosemite National Park: boundary adjustment.

This measure would declare the Legislature's support for adjusting the boundary of the Yosemite National Park to include an approximately 1,575 acre area adjacent to the southwest boundary of the park, further bounded by the Sierra National Forest, and owned by 2 landowners who have expressed their desire to add that area to the park to protect the integrity of the Yosemite National Park and the Sierra National Forest. This measure would urge the United States Congress to act expeditiously in adjusting the boundary of the park.

Signed into law Jun 26, 2013 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 19

Passed · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to International Surfing Day.

Passed Jun 24, 2013 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 20

Passed · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.

Passed Jun 24, 2013 1 co-sponsor Track