CA AB 2156

enacted

Holidays: Farmworkers Day.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2156 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2156 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-26): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2156 about?

Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day. This bill would instead designate March 31 as Farmworkers Day and would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Farmworkers Day. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA AB 2156?

Rivas is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2156, joined by 119 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-20
Latest action: 2026-03-26 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-26
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-03-26
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-03-26
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
executive-receipt
2026-03-26
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-03-26
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3698.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-25
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 3636.)
2026-03-23
Referred to Com. on G.O.
referral-committee
2026-03-23
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 4368.)
2026-03-23
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-23
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4374.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-23
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Page 4368.)
2026-03-23
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
referral-committee
2026-03-20
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18
Read first time. To print.
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Versions

02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
03/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-20Compare
03/26/26 - Chaptered — 2026-03-26Compare
03/26/26 - Enrolled — 2026-03-26Compare
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Votes

AB 2156 RIVAS Third Reading Urgency By AGUIAR-CURRY
2026-03-23 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Gipson: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Krell: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Soria: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Valencia: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Flora: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Davies: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Patel: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hart: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Schiavo: other
- Hadwick: other
- Bonta: other
- Lee: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Ramos: other
- Elhawary: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Calderon: other
Do pass
2026-03-24 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wahab: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Ashby: other
3rd Reading AB2156 Rivas et al. By Limón Urgency Clause
2026-03-26 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Arreguín: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Niello: yes
- Becker: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grove: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
- Limón: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Jones: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Stern: other
- Blakespear: other
- Reyes: other

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