California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2156
Holidays: Farmworkers Day.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rivas (Democratic)
Cosponsors (119)
- Limón (Democratic)
- Addis (Democratic)
- Aguiar-Curry (Democratic)
- Ahrens (Democratic)
- Alanis (Republican)
- Alvarez (Democratic)
- Arambula (Democratic)
- Ávila Farías
- Bains (Democratic)
- Bauer-Kahan (Democratic)
- Bennett (Democratic)
- Berman (Democratic)
- Boerner (Democratic)
- Bonta (Democratic)
- Bryan (Democratic)
- Calderon (Democratic)
- Caloza (Democratic)
- Carrillo (Democratic)
- Castillo (Republican)
- Chen (Republican)
- Connolly (Democratic)
- Davies (Republican)
- DeMaio (Republican)
- Dixon (Republican)
- Elhawary (Democratic)
- Ellis (Republican)
- Flora (Republican)
- Fong (Democratic)
- Gabriel (Democratic)
- Gallagher
- Garcia (Democratic)
- Gipson (Democratic)
- Jeff Gonzalez (Republican)
- Mark González (Democratic)
- Hadwick (Republican)
- Haney (Democratic)
- Harabedian (Democratic)
- Hart (Democratic)
- Hoover (Republican)
- Irwin (Democratic)
- Jackson (Democratic)
- Johnson (Republican)
- Kalra (Democratic)
- Krell (Democratic)
- Lackey (Republican)
- Lee (Democratic)
- Lowenthal (Democratic)
- Macedo (Republican)
- McKinnor (Democratic)
- Muratsuchi (Democratic)
- Nguyen (Democratic)
- Ortega (Democratic)
- Pacheco (Democratic)
- Papan (Democratic)
- Patel (Democratic)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Pellerin (Democratic)
- Petrie-Norris (Democratic)
- Quirk-Silva (Democratic)
- Ramos (Democratic)
- Ransom (Democratic)
- Celeste Rodriguez (Democratic)
- Michelle Rodriguez (Democratic)
- Rogers (Democratic)
- Blanca Rubio (Democratic)
- Sanchez (Republican)
- Schiavo (Democratic)
- Schultz (Democratic)
- Sharp-Collins (Democratic)
- Solache (Democratic)
- Soria (Democratic)
- Stefani (Democratic)
- Ta (Republican)
- Tangipa (Republican)
- Valencia (Democratic)
- Wallis (Republican)
- Ward (Democratic)
- Wicks (Democratic)
- Wilson (Democratic)
- Zbur (Democratic)
- Allen (Democratic)
- Alvarado-Gil (Republican)
- Archuleta (Democratic)
- Arreguín (Democratic)
- Ashby (Democratic)
- Becker (Democratic)
- Blakespear (Democratic)
- Cabaldon (Democratic)
- Caballero (Democratic)
- Cervantes (Democratic)
- Choi (Republican)
- Cortese (Democratic)
- Dahle (Republican)
- Durazo (Democratic)
- Gonzalez
- Grayson (Democratic)
- Grove (Republican)
- Hurtado (Democratic)
- Jones (Republican)
- Laird (Democratic)
- McGuire (Democratic)
- McNerney (Democratic)
- Menjivar (Democratic)
- Niello (Republican)
- Ochoa Bogh (Republican)
- Padilla (Democratic)
- Pérez (Democratic)
- Reyes (Democratic)
- Richardson (Democratic)
- Rubio
- Seyarto (Republican)
- Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)
- Stern (Democratic)
- Strickland (Republican)
- Umberg (Democratic)
- Valladares (Republican)
- Wahab
- Weber Pierson (Democratic)
- Wiener (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day.
This bill would instead designate March 31 as Farmworkers Day and would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Farmworkers Day.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Text versions
- 03/26/26 - Chaptered· Mar 26, 2026
- 03/26/26 - Enrolled· Mar 26, 2026
- 03/20/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 20, 2026
- 02/18/26 - Introduced· Feb 18, 2026
- AB2156
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2156 Rivas et al. By Limón Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 House | AB 2156 RIVAS Third Reading Urgency By AGUIAR-CURRY | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026. - Mar 26, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Mar 26, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3698.). - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24). - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on G.O. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 3636.) - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4374.). - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Ordered to third reading. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Withdrawn from committee. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 4368.) - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Page 4368.) - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.