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ACR 8

Relative to World Desert Day.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Dawn Addis and 61 co-sponsors

Declares the second Saturday of January as World Desert Day in California and urges voluntary awareness, education, and local actions to conserve desert ecosystems.

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025.
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Bill Summary · ACR 8

Summary — ACR 8 (Wallis): Relative to World Desert Day

Status: Concurrent resolution — Chaptered by Secretary of State (Res. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025)
Introduced: December 13, 2024

Purpose

ACR 8 proclaims the second Saturday of January each year as "World Desert Day" in California. The resolution is intended to raise public awareness of desert ecosystems, recognize their biodiversity and vulnerabilities, and encourage community and local government engagement in desert conservation and education.

Key provisions

  • Proclaims the second Saturday of January annually as World Desert Day in California.
  • Encourages local jurisdictions to partner with organizations, agencies, and community groups to host educational programs and community celebrations focused on desert conservation and biodiversity.
  • Urges all Californians to support desert preservation by visiting desert conservation institutions, learning about desert ecosystems, and advocating sustainable environmental practices.
  • Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to interested organizations and to the author for distribution.
  • Legislative counsel notes no fiscal impact (Fiscal Committee: NO).

The text highlights California desert regions (Mojave, Sonoran, Colorado, and Great Basin deserts) and species such as the desert tortoise, and references global desert biodiversity and threats (habitat destruction, climate change).

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: state and local governments, environmental and community organizations, educators, and the general public.
  • No regulatory authority, funding, or new legal obligations are created by this concurrent resolution; it functions as a formal expression of the Legislature’s views and an encouragement for voluntary action.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: 12/13/2024
  • Assembly adopted and sent to Senate: 1/9/2025
  • Senate committee and floor actions in January 2025; Senate returned to Assembly (adopted) with a recorded vote of 36 ayes, 0 noes on 1/30/2025.
  • Enrolled and filed with Secretary of State: 2/4/2025 — Chaptered as Res. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025.

Potential impact

ACR 8 is symbolic and promotional. Its primary effect is to encourage awareness, education, and voluntary local activities that could increase public engagement with desert conservation. It does not appropriate funds, create mandates, or impose regulatory requirements.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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