CaliforniaState holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.
What it does
Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state. Existing law designates holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the governing board and represented employees, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31. Existing law entitles state employees, with specified exceptions, and authorizes certain community college and public school employees, to be given time off with pay for specified holidays, as specified.
More detail
Existing law redesignates March 31 as Farmworkers Day instead of Cesar Chavez Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Farmworkers Day.
This bill would remove the designation of March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day for purposes of holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close, and instead authorize community colleges and public schools to close on April 10, known as Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would revise the provisions related to state employees, certain community college employees, and public school employees to instead apply to Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes to designate April 10 as Farmworkers Day, and require the Governor to annually proclaim April 10 as Farmworkers Day.
Existing law designates August 26 as California Farmworker Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim August 26 as California Farmworker Day.
This bill would repeal the provisions relating to California Farmworker Day.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 45203, 79020, and 88203 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2017 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2017 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill also would incorporate additional changes to Section 6700 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2017 and AB 2294 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill further would incorporate additional changes to Sections 19853 and 19853.1 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1841 and AB 2017 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
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- Introduced
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 708, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 8Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded SB 1394 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By Celeste Rodriguez. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1394 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6862.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 27Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 27Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 27Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 1. Page 6727.)
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jun 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Major
- Jun 11June 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 1Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and W., P., & W.Minor
- May 22In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
- May 22Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4421.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 20Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4275.) (May 14).Minor
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 20April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 20.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3759.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 4Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Feb 23Read first time.Minor
- Feb 23From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced