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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 437

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Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. (FE)

Holidays and special dates Labor Public employee — Vacations State agencies

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires all state agencies to designate March 31 as "Cesar E. Chavez

Day" in observance of the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. Under the bill, if March 31

falls on a day on which the offices of a state agency are open, the appointing authority

of the state agency is required to permit any employee of the state agency to receive

that day as a paid holiday in lieu of receiving a paid holiday on one of the other paid

holidays provided to state employees. The bill also provides that the appointing

authority may permit an employee to receive March 31 as a paid holiday only if the

operations of the state agency are maintained at least at a minimum level.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Riemer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wachs (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

5 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Miller (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Zamarripa, Zepnick, Berceau, Brostoff, Genrich, Goyke, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Riemer, Sinicki, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Wachs and Young; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, C. Larson, Miller, L. Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Refused to withdraw from the committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 33, Noes 62

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1