SR 67
- Session Year: 2019-2020
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2020-01-21
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| Jan 17, 2020 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3106.) |
| Jan 15, 2020 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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| Jan 17, 2020 | Senate 3rd Reading SR67 Bradford et al. | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 67
Introduced: 1/8/20
SUBJECT: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
DIGEST:
This resolution honors the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- On January 15, 2020, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 91 years of age.
- Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from segregation to integration, resulting in the repeal of the post-Reconstruction era state laws mandating racial segregation in the South, thereby leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other antidiscrimination laws aimed at ending economic, legal, and social segregation in America.
- In 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his dynamic leadership of the Civil Rights Movement and steadfast commitment to achieving racial justice through nonviolent action.
- Dr. King, in the last months of his life, began organizing a Poor People’s Campaign to, among other things, assemble “a multiracial army of the poor that would descend on Washington—engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need be—until Congress enacted a poor people’s bill of rights.”
- The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to fighting segregation and injustice by nonviolent means and is an outstanding example of courageous leadership in the face of unrelenting violence and harassment by individuals and governmental institutions.
- On April 10, 1970, California became the first state to pass legislation making Dr. King’s birthday a school holiday and, subsequently, a statewide holiday.
- Dr. King’s assassination 52 years ago changed America as we continue to work toward racial equality, economic justice, and peace.
- The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a source of inspiration for all Americans.
This resolution recognizes the benefits of the collaborative work by many organizations that promote, facilitate, and carry out needed service projects nationwide; encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and acknowledges that, by serving one’s country, one’s community, and one’s neighbor, our nation makes progress in civility, equality, and unity consistent with the values and life’s work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This resolution honors the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Related/Prior Legislation
The following legislation of the 2019-20 Legislative Session relates to honoring the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
- ACR 146 (Weber, 2020, pending on the Assembly Floor);
- SCR 5 (Bradford, Resolution Chapter 10, Statutes of 2019); and
- ACR 10 (Weber, Resolution Chapter 3, Statutes of 2019).
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 1/13/20)
None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
1/16/20 13:34:18
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