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SJR40 • 2025

recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States

recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Habush Sinykin, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Mayadev, Hong, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Haywood, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Johnson, Udell and Vining
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-05-09 Sen.

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor

  3. 2025-05-02 Sen.

    Representative Cruz added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-04-29 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin , Wall , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith and Spreitzer ; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio , Mayadev , Hong , Anderson , Andraca , Arney , Bare , Billings , Brown , Clancy , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Emerson , Goodwin , Haywood , Hysell , J. Jacobson , Joers , Kirsch , Madison , McCarville , McGuire , Melotik , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Ortiz-Velez , Palmeri , Phelps , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Snyder , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Johnson , Udell and Vining

  5. 2025-04-29 Sen.

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  6. 2025-04-29 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

Official Summary Text

recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States
Status: S - Available for Scheduling