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ACR-41 • 2026

California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.

California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Patterson
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 54, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day

This law proclaims the week of March 16, 2025, to March 22, 2025, as California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and March 21, 2025, as California Down Syndrome Day.

What This Bill Does

  • Proclaims the week of March 16, 2025, through March 22, 2025, as California Down Syndrome Awareness Week.
  • Designates March 21, 2025, as California Down Syndrome Day.
  • Encourages all Californians to support and participate in related activities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • All people living in California are encouraged to participate.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not provide specific details on how the week or day should be celebrated.
  • It is up to individuals and organizations to decide what activities to do during this time.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 54, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-05-05 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11 a.m.

  3. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 888.)

  5. 2025-04-22 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  7. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  8. 2025-03-20 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Senate. (Page 706.)

  9. 2025-03-20 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  10. 2025-03-03 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 3).

  11. 2025-03-03 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  12. 2025-02-25 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  13. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

ACR 41, Patterson.
California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.
This measure would proclaim the week of March 16, 2025, to March 22, 2025, inclusive, as California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and March 21, 2025, as California Down Syndrome Day, and would encourage all Californians to support and participate in related activities.

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