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California Farmworkers Day Holiday Established

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Published March 26th, 2026
Detected April 2nd, 2026
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Summary

The California State Legislature enacted AB2156 on March 26, 2026, establishing Farmworkers Day as a new state holiday by amending Government Code Sections 6700 and 6717. Passed unanimously (37-0) as an urgency statute, the bill takes effect immediately upon chaptering by the Secretary of State. This recognition honors the contributions of agricultural workers in California.

What changed

AB2156 amends California Government Code Sections 6700 and 6717 to designate a new state holiday honoring farmworkers. The bill passed both chambers with unanimous support and was chaptered as Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026. As an urgency measure, it took effect immediately upon enactment on March 26, 2026.

Public employers and state agencies should update their official holiday schedules and employment policies to reflect this new state holiday designation. Private employers should review their holiday practices, particularly those in the agricultural sector, and consider aligning observances with the newly recognized holiday. No specific compliance deadline or penalties are associated with this legislation.

What to do next

  1. Update official holiday schedules to include Farmworkers Day
  2. Review employment policies for alignment with new state holiday designation
  3. Communicate holiday changes to payroll and HR departments

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / California / AB2156 Enacted AB2156 Assembly Bill Enacted 2026-03-26

Holidays: Farmworkers Day.

An act to amend Sections 6700 and 6717 of the Government Code, relating to state holidays, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Bill Details

State California

Session 2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

Official Source leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatu...

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Sponsors

Robert Rivas (Rep - D) Monique Limon (Sen - D) Dawn Addis (Rep - D) Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (Rep - D) Patrick Ahrens (Rep - D) Juan Alanis (Rep - R) Benjamin Allen (Sen - D) Marie Alvarado-Gil (Sen - R) David Alvarez (Rep - D) Joaquin Arambula (Rep - D) Bob Archuleta (Sen - D) Jesse Arreguin (Sen - D) Angelique Ashby (Sen - D) Jasmeet Bains (Rep - D) Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (Rep - D) Josh Becker (Sen - D) Steve Bennett (Rep - D) Marc Berman (Rep - D) Catherine Blakespear (Sen - D) Blanca Rubio (Rep - D) Tasha Boerner Horvath (Rep - D) Mia Bonta (Rep - D) Isaac Bryan (Rep - D) Christopher Cabaldon (Sen - D) Anna Caballero (Sen - D) Lisa Calderon (Rep - D) Jessica Caloza (Rep - D) Juan Carrillo (Rep - D) Leticia Castillo (Rep - R) Celeste Rodriguez (Rep - D) Sabrina Cervantes (Sen - D) Phillip Chen (Rep - R) Steven Choi (Sen - R) Damon Connolly (Rep - D) Dave Cortese (Sen - D) Megan Dahle (Sen - R) Laurie Davies (Rep - R) Carl DeMaio (Rep - R) Diane Dixon (Rep - R) Maria Durazo (Sen - D) Sade Elhawary (Rep - D) Stan Ellis (Rep - R) Heath Flora (Rep - R) Mike Fong (Rep - D) Jesse Gabriel (Rep - D) James Gallagher (Rep - R) Robert Garcia (Rep - D) Mike Gipson (Rep - D) Lena Gonzalez (Sen - D) Tim Grayson (Sen - D) Shannon Grove (Sen - R) Heather Hadwick (Rep - R) Matt Haney (Rep - D) John Harabedian (Rep - D) Gregg Hart (Rep - D) Josh Hoover (Rep - R) Melissa Hurtado (Sen - D) Jacqui Irwin (Rep - D) Corey Jackson (Rep - D) Jeff Gonzalez (Rep - R) Natasha Johnson (Rep - R) Brian Jones (Sen - R) Ash Kalra (Rep - D) Maggy Krell (Rep - D) Tom Lackey (Rep - R) John Laird (Sen - D) Alex Lee (Rep - D) Josh Lowenthal (Rep - D) Alexandra Macedo (Rep - R) Mark Gonzalez (Rep - D) Mike McGuire (Sen - D) Tina McKinnor (Rep - D) Jerry McNerney (Sen - D) Caroline Menjivar (Sen - D) Michelle Rodriguez (Rep - D) Al Muratsuchi (Rep - D) Stephanie Nguyen (Rep - D) Roger Niello (Sen - R) Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (Sen - R) Liz Ortega (Rep - D) Blanca Pacheco (Rep - D) Steve Padilla (Sen - D) Diane Papan (Rep - D) Darshana Patel (Rep - D) Joe Patterson (Rep - R) Gail Pellerin (Rep - D) Cottie Petrie-Norris (Rep - D) Sasha Renee Perez (Sen - D) Sharon Quirk-Silva (Rep - D) James Ramos (Rep - D) Rhodesia Ransom (Rep - D) Eloise Reyes (Sen - D) Laura Richardson (Sen - D) Chris Rogers (Rep - D) Susan Rubio (Sen - D) Kate Sanchez (Rep - R) Pilar Schiavo (Rep - D) Nick Schultz (Rep - D) Kelly Seyarto (Sen - R) LaShae Sharp-Collins (Rep - D) Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Sen - D) Jose Solache (Rep - D) Esmeralda Soria (Rep - D) Catherine Stefani (Rep - D) Henry Stern (Sen - D) Tony Strickland (Sen - R) Tri Ta (Rep - R) David Tangipa (Rep - R) Tom Umberg (Sen - D) Avelino Valencia (Rep - D) Suzette Valladares (Sen - R) Aisha Wahab (Sen - D) Greg Wallis (Rep - R) Chris Ward (Rep - D) Akilah Weber Pierson (Sen - D) Buffy Wicks (Rep - D) Scott Wiener (Sen - D) Lori Wilson (Rep - D) Rick Zbur (Rep - D) Anamarie Farias (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-03-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026. 2026-03-26 Approved by the Governor. 2026-03-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m. 2026-03-26 A In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. 2026-03-26 S Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.). 2026-03-25 S Read second time. Ordered to third reading. 2026-03-24 S From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24). 2026-03-23 S Referred to Com. on G.O. 2026-03-23 S Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. 2026-03-23 S In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. 2026-03-23 A Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.). 2026-03-23 A Ordered to third reading. 2026-03-23 A Withdrawn from committee. 2026-03-23 A Assembly Rule 63 suspended. 2026-03-23 A Assembly Rule 96 suspended. 2026-03-23 A Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. 2026-03-20 A From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. 2026-03-09 A Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P. 2026-02-19 A From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. 2026-02-18 A Read first time. To print.

Votes

2026-03-23 AB 2156 RIVAS Third Reading Urgency By AGUIAR-CURRY Yea: 70 Nay: 0 2026-03-24 Do pass Yea: 14 Nay: 0 2026-03-26 Assembly 3rd Reading AB2156 Rivas et al. By Limón Urgency Clause Yea: 37 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-03-09 A Transportation 2026-03-23 S Rules 2026-03-23 S Governmental Organization

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-18 Introduced 2026-03-20 Amended 2026-03-26 Enrolled 2026-03-26 Chaptered Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Section 6700 - State Holidays Section 6717 - Holiday Observances Urgency Clause

Source

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Classification

Agency
CA Legislature
Published
March 26th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
Chapter 7, Statutes of 2026

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies Employers Agricultural firms
Industry sector
1111 Crop Production 9211 Government & Public Administration 4411 Retail Trade
Activity scope
Holiday Designation Public Employment Practices
Geographic scope
California US-CA

Taxonomy

Primary area
Labor & Employment
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Government Agriculture

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