20250ACR_005397CHP INTRODUCED 2025-03-17 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-03-28 PASSED_SENATE 2025-04-24 ENROLLED 2025-04-25 CHAPTERED 2025-05-05 FILED 2025-05-05 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Arambula, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Fong, Garcia, Gipson, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Kalra, Krell, Lackey, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Patterson, Pellerin, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schultz, Solache, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Wicks, and Wilson) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Arambula COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY DeMaio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Celeste Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Valencia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson Relative to Women’s Equal Pay Day.

Women’s Equal Pay Day Women’s Equal Pay Day. This measure would proclaim March 25, 2025, as Women’s Equal Pay Day in California in recognition of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by women and to promote policies to ensure equal pay for all. NO

WHEREAS, More than years after the passage of the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963, women, especially women of color, continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay; and

WHEREAS, According to the United States Census Bureau, women who work full time year round make under $0.83 for every dollar a man is paid; and

WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of Labor, the median salary for women in was $55,240, while the median salary for men in was $66,790; and

WHEREAS, The wage gap for Black, Latina, and Native American women is under $0.66 for every dollar White, non-Hispanic men make; and

WHEREAS, Black and Hispanic women have the lowest median salary earnings, with Hispanic women earning an average of $43,880 and Black women earning an average of $50,470; and

WHEREAS, Forty-four percent of women experience gender discrimination and are much more likely to work a part-time job compared to men; and

WHEREAS, Nearly percent of married women are the primary breadwinners in their households, making pay equity critical to the financial security of their families; and

WHEREAS, Despite high workforce participation and educational gains, the gender pay gap and occupational segregation have led to lower lifetime earnings and reduced retirement savings for women; and

WHEREAS, Multiple studies indicate that women tend to receive lower Social Security benefits, have lower rates of retirement account ownership, hold lower estimated retirement account balances, and own fewer assets than men, with the median retirement income for women over years of age being 32.6 percent lower than that of men; and

WHEREAS, Gaps in retirement security are even larger for women of color, with percent of white women over years of age receiving income from a pension or retirement savings account, compared to percent of Black women, 26 percent of Asian women, and percent of Hispanic women; and

WHEREAS, Women of color are less likely to own assets such as homes, businesses, or stock market investments, which provide income and financial security later in life; and

WHEREAS, Women continue to be underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and business, as well as in managerial positions, and are overrepresented in teaching, assistant, and childcare occupations; and

WHEREAS, Fair pay in California would strengthen the security of individuals and families today, regardless of education or socioeconomic status, while enhancing our statewide economy; and

WHEREAS, March symbolizes the day in when the wages paid to women catch up to the wages paid to males from the previous year nationwide;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims March 25, 2025, as Women’s Equal Pay Day in California in recognition of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by women and to promote policies to ensure equal pay for all; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.