AB2439:v95#DOCUMENTBill Start
Assembly Bill
No. 2439
CHAPTER 172
An act to add Section 429.4 to the Government Code, relating to state memorials.
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Approved by
Governor
August 20, 2018.
Filed with
Secretary of State
August 20, 2018.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2439, Eduardo Garcia.
Official state LGBTQ Veterans Memorial.
Existing law recognizes certain animals, plants, towns, museums, and memorials as official state emblems, including, among others, the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial as the official state Vietnam veterans war memorial and the California State Military Museum and
Resource Center as the official state military museum.
This bill would recognize the LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City as the official state LGBTQ veterans memorial.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
NO
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares that while this act recognizes the LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City as the state’s official LGBTQ veterans memorial, the memorial and the ground around it will continue to be maintained by the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City.SEC. 2.
Section 429.4 is added to the Government Code, to read:429.4.
The LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City is the official state LGBTQ veterans memorial.