HR 52
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2025-07-18
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-09-02: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2819.).)
Introduced
In Committee
Awaiting First Chamber Vote
Passed First Chamber
In Committee
Awaiting Second Chamber Vote
Passed Second Chamber
Enacted
What does this bill do?
The bill declares November 22, 2025, as Kimchi Day in California to honor the traditional Korean dish and recognize the contributions of Korean Americans. It notes kimchi’s long history, UNESCO recognition, health benefits, and its growing popularity in the United States.
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WHEREAS, Kimchi is a traditional dish in Korean cuisine with a long, rich history that began over two millennia ago during the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea; and
WHEREAS, Korean Americans represent a vibrant, growing community in the United States whose predecessors first arrived in the United States over a century ago and whose members have gone on to become an indispensable part of the fabric of the United States and made numerous contributions to science, law, business, art, and many other fields; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization officially recognized the Korean traditional process of preparing kimchi, kimjang, on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity; and
WHEREAS, Kimchi has been widely acknowledged as a probiotic food item with well-established positive health benefits that serves as an excellent source of beta-carotene, calcium, potassium, dietary fiber, and vitamins A, B, C, and K, which can lower rates of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes; and
WHEREAS, The growing interest in and popularity of kimchi as a dish in the United States, as evidenced by an increase in available kimchi-related food products, restaurant menu items, and interest from non-Korean consumers, represents a positive example of multicultural exchange; and
WHEREAS, Kimchi is celebrated in Korea, the land of its origin, each year through the designation of November 22 as Kimchi Day; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That November 22, 2025, shall be celebrated as Kimchi Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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| Sep 2, 2025 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2819.). |
| Aug 21, 2025 | From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 21). |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Introduced. |
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Location
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Votes
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| Sep 2, 2025 | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 21, 2025 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
Passed |
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Date of Hearing: August 21, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:HR 52 (
Author:Harabedian) – As Introduced Ver:July 18, 2025
SUBJECT: Kimchi Day.
SUMMARY: Celebrates November 22, 2025, as Kimchi Day. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- Kimchi is a traditional dish in Korean cuisine with a long, rich history that began over two millennia ago during the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
- Korean Americans represent a vibrant, growing community in the United States whose predecessors first arrived in the United States over a century ago, and whose members have gone on to become an indispensable part of the fabric of the United States and made numerous contributions to science, law, business, art, and many other fields.
- In 2013, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization officially recognized the Korean traditional process of preparing kimchi, “kimjang,” on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- Kimchi has been widely acknowledged as a probiotic food item with well-established positive health benefits that serves as an excellent source of beta-carotene, calcium, potassium, dietary fiber, and vitamins A, B, C, and K, which can lower rates of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes.
- The growing interest in and popularity of kimchi as a dish in the United States, as evidenced by an increase in available kimchi-related food products, restaurant menu items, and interest from non-Korean consumers, represents a positive example of multicultural exchange.
- Kimchi is celebrated in Korea, the land of its origin, each year through the designation of November 22 as “Kimchi Day.”
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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