This measure would honor and congratulate the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament national championship game.

This measure would honor and congratulate the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament national championship game.

This measure would honor and congratulate the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament national championship game.

This measure would honor and congratulate the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament national championship game.

WHEREAS, The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I mens and womens college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness; and

WHEREAS, In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship; and

WHEREAS, In the 202223 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs mens basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first and the first for a Mountain West program, which began competition in the 199900 season; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured the Mountain West (MW) Conference regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three Mountain West tournament games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59; and

WHEREAS, Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six Mountain West title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Mountain West crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times; and

WHEREAS, Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU mens basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 201011 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA mens basketball tournament national championship game; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I mens and womens college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness; and

WHEREAS, In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship; and

WHEREAS, In the 202223 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs mens basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first and the first for a Mountain West program, which began competition in the 199900 season; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured the Mountain West (MW) Conference regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three Mountain West tournament games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59; and

WHEREAS, Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six Mountain West title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Mountain West crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times; and

WHEREAS, Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU mens basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 201011 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA mens basketball tournament national championship game; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I mens and womens college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness; and

WHEREAS, In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship; and

WHEREAS, In the 202223 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs mens basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first and the first for a Mountain West program, which began competition in the 199900 season; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured the Mountain West (MW) Conference regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three Mountain West tournament games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer-beater buzzer beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59; and

WHEREAS, Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six Mountain West title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Mountain West crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times; and

WHEREAS, Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU mens basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 201011 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA mens basketball tournament national championship game; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I mens and womens college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness; and

WHEREAS, In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship; and

WHEREAS, In the 202223 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs mens basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first and the first for a Mountain West program, which began competition in the 199900 season; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured the Mountain West (MW) Conference regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three Mountain West tournament games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer-beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59; and

WHEREAS, Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six Mountain West title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Mountain West crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times; and

WHEREAS, Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU mens basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons; and

WHEREAS, The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 201011 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA mens basketball tournament national championship game; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

CSA1 Bill Id:ACR 60

Author:(Holden)

As Amended Ver:May 2, 2023

Majority vote

SUMMARY

Honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament national championship game.

Senate Amendments

The Senate amendments made minor and technical changes to the resolution and added co-authors.

COMMENTS

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's and women's college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness. In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship.

In the 2022–23 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs men's basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game. The Aztecs' appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first, and the first for a Mountain West Conference (MW) program, which began competition in the 1999–00 season.

The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured MW regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three MW games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four.

The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game.

The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59.

Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs' head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six MW title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th MW crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times. Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU men's basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons.

The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 2010–11 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34.

The Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament national championship game.

According to the Author

"As a proud graduate of San Diego State and a former basketball player, I introduced ACR 60 to congratulate Coach Brian Dutcher and the entire men's basketball team for making history as the first California State University program to appear in a regional final game, the Final Four, and the national championship game."

Arguments in Support

None on file.

Arguments in Opposition

None on file.

FISCAL COMMENTS

None. This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.

VOTES:

ASM ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND TOURISM: 7-0-0

YES: Quirk-Silva, Wallis, Mike Fong, Friedman, Hart, Lackey, Valencia

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0-1

YES: Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Vince Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones- Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Rendon

ABS, ABST OR NV: Jim Patterson

SENATE FLOOR: 38-0-2

YES: Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta, Ashby, Atkins, Becker, Blakespear, Bradford, Caballero, Cortese, Dahle, Durazo, Eggman, Glazer, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limón, McGuire, Menjivar, Min, Newman, Nguyen, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Padilla, Portantino, Roth, Rubio, Seyarto, Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, Stern, Umberg, Wahab, Wiener, Wilk

ABS, ABST OR NV: Dodd, Gonzalez

UPDATED

VERSION: May 2, 2023

CONSULTANT: Brian Anderson / A.,E.,S., & T. / (916) 319-3450 FN: 0000940

 THIRD READING 

Bill No: ACR 60

Author: Holden (D), et al.

Amended: 5/2/23 in Senate

Vote: 21

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 4/27/23 (Consent) - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: San Diego State University Aztecs: March Madness

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament national championship game.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s and women’s college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness.
2. In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship.
3. In the 2022–23 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs men’s basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game.
4. The Aztecs’ appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first, and the first for a Mountain West Conference (MW) program, which began competition in the 1999–00 season.
5. The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured MW regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three MW games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.
6. The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four.
7. The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer-beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game.
8. The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59.
9. Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs’ head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six MW title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th MW crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times.
10. Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU men’s basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons.
11. The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 2010–11 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34.
12. The Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament national championship game.

This resolution honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament national championship game.

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

SUPPORT: (Verified 5/8/23)

None received

OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/8/23)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 4/27/23

AYES: Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Vince Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Rendon

NO VOTE RECORDED: Jim Patterson

Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520

5/10/23 15:19:59

**** END ****

Date of Hearing: April 25, 2023

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND TOURISM

Sharon Quirk-Silva, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:ACR 60 (

Author:Holden) – As Introduced Ver:April 13, 2023

SUBJECT: San Diego State University Aztecs: March Madness

SUMMARY: This measure would honor and congratulate the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament national championship game.

Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s and women’s college basketball championship tournament, which begins in mid-March and concludes the beginning of April, is referred to as March Madness.
2. In the single-elimination tournament, 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship.
3. In the 2022–23 season, the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs men’s basketball team made history as the first California State University school to appear in the National Championship Game.
4. The Aztecs’ appearance in the regional final game, the Final Four, and the national title game is their first, and the first for a Mountain West Conference (MW) program, which began competition in the 1999–00 season.
5. The Aztecs, with a 32-7 overall record, captured MW regular season title with a 15-3 record, then won all three MW games and earned a No. 5 seed in the South Regional for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.
6. The Aztecs defeated No. 12-seeded College of Charleston and No. 13-seeded Furman before defeating the overall No. 1-seeded Alabama in the Sweet 16 and No. 6-seeded Creighton to win the South Regional and make its first Final Four.
7. The Aztecs toppled the No. 9-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls 72 to 71 on a buzzer-beater by Lamont Butler in the Final Four to advance to the championship game.
8. The Aztecs played the University of Connecticut (UConn), the West Regional champion, for the national championship on April 4, 2023, which UConn won 76 to 59.
9. Brian Dutcher has been the Aztecs’ head coach for six seasons in which he has led the team to six MW title games, their conference-record 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th MW crowns, and to the NCAA tournament four times.
10. Dutcher is the only coach in the 101-year history of SDSU men’s basketball to win at least 20 games in each of his first six seasons.
11. The Aztecs won 32 games this season, the second most in program history. Only the 2010–11 squad led by Kawhi Leonard had more victories, with 34.
12. The Legislature of the State of California hereby honors and congratulates the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament national championship game.

FISCAL EFFECT: None. This measure is keyed nonfiscal by the Legislative Counsel.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

There is no support on file.

Opposition

There is no opposition on file.

Analysis Prepared by: Brian Anderson / A.,E.,S., & T. / (916) 319-3450