Relative to Black April Memorial Month.
Senate Resolution 106 designates April 2026 as Black April Memorial Month to honor the lives lost during the Vietnam War and the Fall of Saigon. This resolution directly affects the Vietnamese American community in California and the general public by encouraging a moment of silence on April 30 to remember veterans, service members, and civilians who died in the conflict. The bill highlights the historical tragedy of the war, the refugee exodus, and the ongoing contributions of Vietnamese Americans to California society. It also calls for a renewed commitment to principles such as human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 28, 2026
Last action May 7, 2026
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The bill text content is substantively unchanged between versions. The primary difference is that the second version adds coauthors (Senators Strickland and Umberg) and includes the introduction date of April 28, 2026, along with a Legislative Counsel's Digest section header. The remaining differences are formatting artifacts from converting a plain-text enrolled document into a web page rendering.
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Coauthors Senators Strickland and Umberg were added to the byline
The introduction date of April 28, 2026 was included
A Legislative Counsel's Digest section header was added above the WHEREAS clauses
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
May 7, 2026
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 7, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-5)
senate
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4171.)
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Cortese
DDemocratic
Co
Tom Umberg
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Strickland
RRepublican
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