BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 87| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SCR 87 Author: Pan (D) Amended: 8/10/16 Vote: 21 SENATE FLOOR: 36-0, 9/1/15 AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Block, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Cannella, Huff, Nielsen ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 8/18/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT: The 105th National Day of the Republic of China SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution directs the attention of Californians to Double Ten Day, a celebration of Chinese independence, and encourages all to share in the joy and glory of the independence of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Assembly Amendments make technical changes. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)The 105th National Day of the Republic of China, also known as SCR 87 Page 2 Double Ten Day, is a celebration of independence from the Qing Dynasty. 2)The celebration commemorates the successful revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, following 10 prior attempts at revolution beginning in 1895. This successful revolution on October 10, 1911, ended 4,000 years of monarchial rule in the founding of the first democratic republic of Asia. 3)The Republic of China, commonly referred to as Taiwan, and the United States are long-standing friends and allies, both dearly cherishing the commonly shared values of freedom, democracy, and human rights. 4)Taiwan established sister-statehood with California in 1984, and is the seventh largest trading partner of California. 5)Frequent exchanges, including exchanges at the highest level of government, contribute to broadening the friendship and cooperation between California and Taiwan. This resolution directs the attention of Californians to Double Ten Day, a celebration of Chinese independence, and encourages all to share in the joy and glory of the independence of the Republic of China on Taiwan. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified 8/19/16) None received OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/19/16) SCR 87 Page 3 None received ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 8/18/16 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, 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, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon NO VOTE RECORDED: Roger Hernández, Kim Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520 8/19/16 20:04:59 **** END ****