SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SR 27
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Bill No: SR 27
Author: Gonzalez (D), et al.
Introduced: 3/3/25
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Cinco de Mayo Week
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution declares May 4, 2025, through May 11, 2025, as
Cinco de Mayo Week.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is memorialized as a significant date in the
history of California and Mexico in recognition of the courage of the Mexican
people, who defeated a better trained and equipped army at the “Batalla de
Puebla”.
2) Latinos, including Californians, also offered their support and risked their lives
in Mexico to defend freedom and democracy in that country by joining the
armed forces of that sister republic.
3) Cinco de Mayo serves to remind us that the foundation of any nation and our
state is its people, in their spirit and courage in the face of adversity, in the
strength of their drive to achieve self-determination, and in their willingness to
sacrifice even life itself in the pursuit of freedom and liberty.
4) Achievements by Latinos in California and the United States include
contributions to all facets of our community. Latino voters continue to go to the
polls in record numbers and influence the entrance of newly elected Latino
public officials in both the Democratic and Republican parties and influence
issues that encompass providing affordable housing, investing in our children,
ensuring that higher education is affordable and accessible, creating well-
paying jobs for working families, and improving the overall quality of life for
all Californians.
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5) California’s Latinos have contributed to the state’s culture and society through
their many achievements in music, food, dance, poetry, literature, architecture,
entertainment, sports, and a broad spectrum of artistic expression. Latino
entrepreneurs in the United States are the fastest-growing group of business
owners in our economy.
This resolution urges all Californians to join in celebrating Cinco de Mayo, the
historic day when the Mexican people defeated the French army at the Batalla de
Puebla, and to recognize the Latino noncombatants in California who freely gave
their votes and resources to defend free institutions, and the Latinos of California
who fought to defend the freedom of the United States in every armed conflict
from the Spanish-American War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Related/Prior Legislation
SR 74 (Gonzlez, 2024) – Adopted in the Senate.
HR 96 (Cervantes, 2024) – Adopted in the Assembly.
SR 24 (Gonzalez, 2023) –Adopted in the Senate.
HR 29 (Cervantes, 2023) – Adopted in the Assembly.
HR 104 (Santiago, 2022) –Adopted in the Assembly.
SR 79 (Durazo, 2022) –Adopted in the Senate.
SR 23 (Durazo, 2021) –Adopted in the Senate.
HR 36 (Robert Rivas, 2021) –Adopted in the Assembly.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 3/6/25)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 3/6/25)
None received
Prepared by: Sofia Pachon-Mendez / SFA / (916) 651-1520
3/12/25 16:09:22
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