SR 81 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to Read Across America Day.

This Senate Resolution officially recognizes March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day in California. The measure is sponsored by the Senate and aligns with the California Teachers Association to promote literacy and reading among students. It commemorates the national campaign that encourages participation from educators, families, and community leaders on Dr. Seuss's birthday. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but serves as a formal acknowledgment of the event's importance to education.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

03/03/26 - Enrolled → SR81 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made to SR 81. The diff reflects a change in document formatting only, moving from a plain-text enrolled version to a web page rendering of the same resolution. The resolution text recognizing March 2, 2026 as Read Across America Day is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a plain document layout to a web page format, adding navigation elements, metadata headers, and a Legislative Counsel's Digest section label. No changes were made to the resolution language itself.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Mar 2, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 2, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)

senate

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3496.)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors