CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 30

Statutes of 2017

[ Approved by Governor June 28, 2017. Filed with Secretary of State June 28, 2017. ]

Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Baker, Chávez, Chiu, Cristina Garcia, Harper, Kiley, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Mullin, Muratsuchi, and Steinorth)

January 9, 2017

An act to add Section 6727 to the Government Code, relating to state observances.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days in honor of a person, status, or an event.

This bill would require the Governor annually to proclaim the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 20 or the following day, as Nowrūz Day.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 6727 is added to the Government Code, to read:

6727.

The Governor shall annually proclaim the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 20 or the following day, as Nowrūz Day.