BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó




           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE            |                        SCR 10|
          |Office of Senate Floor Analyses   |                              |
          |(916) 651-1520    Fax: (916)      |                              |
          |327-4478                          |                              |
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 


                                 UNFINISHED BUSINESS


          Bill No:  SCR 10
          Author:   Huff (R), et al.
          Amended:  2/19/15  
          Vote:     21  

           SENATE FLOOR:  33-0, 2/9/15
           AYES:  Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Block, De León, Fuller,  
            Gaines, Galgiani, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill,  
            Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire,  
            Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan,  
            Roth, Stone, Wieckowski, Wolk
           NO VOTE RECORDED:  Berryhill, Cannella, Pavley, Vidak

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 3/5/15

           SUBJECT:   Lunar New Year Celebration


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year  
          Celebration.




          Assembly Amendments make technical changes.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1.February 19, 2015, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New  








                                                                     SCR 10  
                                                                     Page  2



            Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the  
            world, including the United States, and especially California.

          2.The Lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by the 2.5  
            million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of  
            California.

          3.The Lunar New Year is the Year of the Ram and is universally  
            celebrated by these communities as a time to feast, to renew  
            family ties, and to start the new year with a clean slate.

          4.The celebration of the Lunar New Year in communities  
            throughout California illustrates the state's rich cultural  
            history and commitment to racial, religious, and cultural  
            diversity.

          This resolution recognizes February 19, 2015, as the beginning  
          of the Lunar New Year and extends best wishes for a peaceful and  
          prosperous Lunar New Year to all Californians.


          Related Legislation
          
          ACR 19 (Low, 2015), a similar resolution, recognizes Lunar New  
          Year Celebration on February 19, 2015.  The resolution passed  
          the Senate Floor (37-0) on 3/5/15.

          SB 616 (Huff, 2015) designates the date corresponding with the  
          start of the Asian lunar calendar each year as Asian Lunar New  
          Year's Day and encourages all public schools and educational  
          institutions to conduct exercises observing the Asian Lunar New  
          Year with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.  The  
          bill is pending in the Senate.

          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:                Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:     

          Prepared by:Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          3/6/15 14:25:06


                          SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED








                                                                     SCR 10  
                                                                     Page  3





                                   ****  END  ****