BILL NUMBER: ACR 82	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 15, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Williams
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Jackson)
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Travis Allen,  
Atkins,   Baker,   Bigelow,   Bloom,
  Bonilla,   Bonta,   Brown,  
Burke,   Calderon,   Campos,   Chang,
  Chau,   Chávez,   Chiu,   Chu,
  Cooley,   Cooper,   Dababneh,  
Dahle,   Daly,   Dodd,   Eggman, 
 Frazier,   Beth Gaines,   Gallagher, 
 Cristina Garcia,   Eduardo Garcia,   Gatto,
  Gipson,   Gomez,   Gonzalez, 
Gordon,   Gray,   Grove,   Hadley,
  Harper,   Roger Hernández,   Holden,
  Irwin,   Jones,   Jones-Sawyer, 
 Kim,   Lackey,   Levine,   Linder,
  Lopez,   Low,   Maienschein,  
Mayes,   McCarty,   Medina,   Melendez,
  Mullin,   Nazarian,   Obernolte, 
 O'Donnell,   Olsen,   Patterson,  
Perea,   Quirk,   Rendon,   Rodriguez,
  Salas,   Santiago,   Steinorth, 
 Mark Stone,   Thurmond,   Ting,  
Wagner,   Waldron,   Weber,   Wilk, 
 and Wood   ) 

                        MAY 28, 2015

   Relative to California-Grown Flower Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 82, as amended, Williams. California-Grown Flower Month.
   This measure would proclaim June 2015 as California-Grown Flower
Month to recognize and honor the men and women of the
California-grown flower industry for their dedication and
productivity.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, California's flower industry dates back to the late
1870s, when Theodosia B. Shepherd was inspired to sell calla lilies
grown in her garden; and
   WHEREAS, The industry of selling grown flowers began to flourish
and by the turn of the century most towns had at least one florist;
and
   WHEREAS, In 1890, the Domoto family established California's first
commercial flower farm in Oakland; and
   WHEREAS, To this day, California still has a year-round climate
that is perfect for growing hundreds of varieties of flowers; and
   WHEREAS, California flowers are grown over 701 million square feet
spanning the distance from the City of San Diego, through the Inland
Empire to the coastal City of Carpinteria, and up to the Oregon
border; and
   WHEREAS, Santa Barbara County represents the most valuable flower
production region in the state and San Diego County represents the
most flower farms by number; and
   WHEREAS, California flower farmers account for approximately 80
percent of all domestically grown flowers in the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Approximately 50 percent of all California-grown flowers
are distributed to wholesale and retail customers outside of the
state; and
   WHEREAS, The economic activity of California flower farmers,
wholesalers, and retail florists creates nearly 145,665 jobs in the
state; and
   WHEREAS, The total economic impact of business activity created by
California-grown flower farmers', wholesalers', and retail florists'
expenditures in the state is more than $12.2 billion; and
   WHEREAS, The amount of money generated by the California-grown
flower industry for additional jobs in the state is more than $12.5
million per day; and
   WHEREAS, The economic activities of California-grown flower
farmers, wholesalers, and retail florists generate nearly $1.1
billion in additional taxes; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate for all Californians to recognize our
California-grown flower farmers, wholesalers, retail florists, and
others involved in providing such a bounty to our state and the
nation; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes and honors the
men and women of the California-grown flower industry for their
dedication and productivity and hereby proclaims the month of June
2015 as California-Grown Flower Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.