BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 95| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SCR 95 Author: Pan (D), et al. Amended: 2/23/16 Vote: 21 SENATE FLOOR: 38-0, 2/1/16 AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, De León, Fuller, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk NO VOTE RECORDED: Gaines, Leno ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 3/3/16 SUBJECT: Lunar New Year Celebration SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year Celebration. Assembly Amendments made a technical change and added coauthors. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)February 8, 2016, marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, SCR 95 Page 2 which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the world, including the United States, and especially California. 2)This Lunar New Year is the Year of the Fire Monkey and is universally celebrated by these communities as a time to renew family ties, and to start the new year with a clean slate. 3)The Lunar New Year is predominantly celebrated by over 2.5 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of California. This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year Celebration; joins Asian and Pacific Islander communities throughout the state in celebrating February 8, 2016, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Fire Monkey; and extends best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Lunar New Year to all Californians. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified3/3/16) None received OPPOSITION: (Verified3/3/16) None received Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520 3/4/16 12:55:47 **** END **** SCR 95 Page 3