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CA SB 1394

enacted

State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1394 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1394 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 708, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1394 about?

Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state. Existing law designates holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the governing board and represented employees, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31. Existing law entitles state employees, with specified exceptions, and authorizes certain community college and public school employees, to be given time off with pay for specified holidays, as specified. Existing law redesignates March 31 as Farmworkers Day instead of Cesar Chavez Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Farmworkers Day. This bill would remove the designation of March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day for purposes of holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close, and instead authorize community colleges and public schools to close on April 10, known as Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would revise the provisions related to state employees, certain community college employees, and public school employees to instead apply to Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes to designate April 10 as Farmworkers Day, and require the Governor to annually proclaim April 10 as Farmworkers Day. Existing law designates August 26 as California Farmworker Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim August 26 as California Farmworker Day. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to California Farmworker Day. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 45203, 79020, and 88203 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2017 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2017 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill also would incorporate additional changes to Section 6700 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2017 and AB 2294 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill further would incorporate additional changes to Sections 19853 and 19853.1 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1841 and AB 2017 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Who sponsors CA SB 1394?

Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1394, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state. Existing law designates holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the governing board and represented employees, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31. Existing law entitles state employees, with specified exceptions, and authorizes certain community college and public school employees, to be given time off with pay for specified holidays, as specified. Existing law redesignates March 31 as Farmworkers Day instead of Cesar Chavez Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Farmworkers Day. This bill would remove the designation of March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day for purposes of holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close, and instead authorize community colleges and public schools to close on April 10, known as Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would revise the provisions related to state employees, certain community college employees, and public school employees to instead apply to Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes to designate April 10 as Farmworkers Day, and require the Governor to annually proclaim April 10 as Farmworkers Day. Existing law designates August 26 as California Farmworker Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim August 26 as California Farmworker Day. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to California Farmworker Day. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 45203, 79020, and 88203 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2017 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2017 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill also would incorporate additional changes to Section 6700 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2017 and AB 2294 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill further would incorporate additional changes to Sections 19853 and 19853.1 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1841 and AB 2017 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 708, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gonzalezauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 708, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  5. 2026-08-30

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-30

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  7. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6862.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-27

    Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.

  9. 2026-08-27

    Read third time and amended.

  10. 2026-08-27

    Ordered to third reading.

  11. 2026-08-27

    Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 1. Page 6727.)

  12. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  14. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  16. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-06-15

    Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-06-11

    June 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. 2026-06-11

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  20. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and W., P., & W.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  22. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4421.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  23. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  24. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4275.) (May 14).

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  25. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  26. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  27. 2026-04-20

    April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  28. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20.

  29. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3759.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  30. 2026-03-24

    Set for hearing April 7.

  31. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-02-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  33. 2026-02-23

    Read first time.

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  34. 2026-02-20

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 06/11/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-11Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-27Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • SB1394Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Allen: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Special Consent

    2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Stern: other
    • Niello: other
    • Allen: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-24 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • McKinnor: other
    • Carrillo: other
    • Berman: other

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