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Introduced
08/18/2025
08/18/2025
In Committee
08/21/2025
08/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
08/25/2025
08/25/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/25/2025
08/25/2025
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
HR 56, as introduced, Valencia.
AI Summary
This resolution officially recognizes August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month in California, celebrating the significant contributions of Mexican Americans to the United States. The resolution provides historical context about the Chicano Movement, which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s as a social and political movement focused on ethnic empowerment, cultural revitalization, and combating structural racism. It highlights notable demographic information, such as Latinos projected to comprise 42 percent of California's population, and notes that over 3 million Chicano/Latino students are enrolled in California's public K-12 schools. The resolution also acknowledges the origins of the term "Chicano/Chicana" as a reclaimed identity expressing political empowerment and pride in Indigenous descent, and emphasizes the community's contributions to various sectors including education, public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and governance. By encouraging Californians to acknowledge and celebrate diversity, the resolution aims to recognize the historical and ongoing importance of Chicano heritage in the state, with the Chief Clerk of the Assembly directed to distribute copies of the resolution.
Sponsors (73)
Avelino Valencia (D)*,
Dawn Addis (D),
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D),
Patrick Ahrens (D),
Juan Alanis (R),
David Alvarez (D),
Anamarie Avila Farias (D),
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D),
Steve Bennett (D),
Marc Berman (D),
Tasha Boerner Horvath (D),
Isaac Bryan (D),
Lisa Calderon (D),
Jessica Caloza (D),
Juan Carrillo (D),
Leticia Castillo (R),
Phillip Chen (R),
Damon Connolly (D),
Laurie Davies (R),
Carl DeMaio (R),
Diane Dixon (R),
Sade Elhawary (D),
Heath Flora (R),
Mike Fong (D),
Jesse Gabriel (D),
James Gallagher (R),
Robert Garcia (D),
Mike Gipson (D),
Jeff Gonzalez (R),
Mark González (D),
Matt Haney (D),
John Harabedian (D),
Gregg Hart (D),
Josh Hoover (R),
Jacqui Irwin (D),
Corey Jackson (D),
Ash Kalra (D),
Maggy Krell (D),
Tom Lackey (R),
Alex Lee (D),
Josh Lowenthal (D),
Tina McKinnor (D),
Al Muratsuchi (D),
Stephanie Nguyen (D),
Liz Ortega (D),
Blanca Pacheco (D),
Diane Papan (D),
Darshana Patel (D),
Joe Patterson (R),
Gail Pellerin (D),
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D),
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D),
James Ramos (D),
Rhodesia Ransom (D),
Robert Rivas (D),
Celeste Rodriguez (D),
Michelle Rodriguez (D),
Chris Rogers (D),
Blanca Rubio (D),
Kate Sanchez (R),
Pilar Schiavo (D),
Nick Schultz (D),
LaShae Sharp-Collins (D),
Jose Solache (D),
Esmeralda Soria (D),
Catherine Stefani (D),
Tri Ta (R),
David Tangipa (R),
Greg Wallis (R),
Chris Ward (D),
Buffy Wicks (D),
Lori Wilson (D),
Rick Zbur (D),
Last Action
Read. Adopted. (Page 2723.). (on 08/25/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260HR56 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260HR56#99INT |
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