BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó




           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE            |                       SCR 130|
          |Office of Senate Floor Analyses   |                              |
          |(916) 651-1520    Fax: (916)      |                              |
          |327-4478                          |                              |
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 


                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 130
          Author:   Mendoza (D)
          Introduced:4/7/16  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   Portugal Day


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution declares June 10, 2016, as Portugal  
          Day to celebrate Portuguese national heritage.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Portuguese immigrants began arriving in the U.S. beginning in  
            1870, with most of these immigrants being men from the Azores,  
            who, for the most part, had been recruited to farm and to work  
            on American whaling ships. 


          2)Between 1900 and 1940, as much as one-half of the Portuguese  
            community in California owned or operated a dairy farm, worked  
            on a dairy farm, or worked in a dairy-supporting industry. 


          3)Portuguese Americans have made valuable and substantial  
            contributions to every facet of California life, such as  
            within the thriving agricultural communities of the Santa  
            Clara and San Joaquin Valleys and through service in local,  
            state, and federal office. Today, over 350,000 Portuguese  
            Americans reside in California.









                                                                    SCR 130  
                                                                    Page  2




          This resolution declares June 10, 2016, as Portugal Day, a day  
          to celebrate Portuguese national heritage.


          Prior Legislation


          SCR 62 Resolution (Mendoza, Resolution Chapter 70, Statutes of  
          2015) declared June 10, 2015, as Portugal Day to celebrate  
          Portuguese national heritage.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified4/8/16)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified4/8/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          4/13/16 16:16:46


                                   ****  END  ****


          










                                                                    SCR 130  
                                                                    Page  3