20250ACR_005797CHP INTRODUCED 2025-03-19 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-04-10 PASSED_SENATE 2025-05-15 ENROLLED 2025-05-16 CHAPTERED 2025-05-20 FILED 2025-05-20 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bennett, Berman, Bonta, Bryan, Caloza, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Gipson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Irwin, Kalra, Krell, Lackey, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Patel, Pellerin, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Arambula COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan 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 Flora COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rogers COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Valencia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ward COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur Relative to Lexington and Concord Day.

Lexington and Concord Day Lexington and Concord Day. This measure would recognize April 19, 2025, as Lexington and Concord Day. NO

WHEREAS, On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and others riders alerted the countryside that British soldiers would be leaving Boston to confiscate and destroy stored arms in Concord and to arrest patriot leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington; and

WHEREAS, Local volunteers, mostly farmers and tradesmen organized into community militias and distinguished by the term “Minutemen,” answered the alarm and proceeded to Lexington and Concord to await the King’s soldiers; and

WHEREAS, At dawn on April 19, 1775, on the Lexington Green, over British troops, known as “Redcoats,” approached the Green and ordered the patriot volunteers gathered there to disperse; and

WHEREAS, A shot was fired, no one knows by who, that signaled the start of the war for American independence and came to be known as “The Shot Heard Around the World”; and

WHEREAS, British commanders lost control of their troops and, in the ensuing skirmish on Lexington Green, eight patriot volunteers were killed; and

WHEREAS, The Redcoats continued their march to Concord, where about American volunteers from local communities gathered throughout the morning; and

WHEREAS, A battle ensued at the Old North Bridge and the Redcoats were forced to quickly retreat to the center of town; and

WHEREAS, The Redcoats then began their march back to Boston under a constant stream of fire from the American volunteers; and

WHEREAS, The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolution; and

WHEREAS, April 19, 2025, marks the year anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles in the American Revolution;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California recognizes April 19, 2025, as Lexington and Concord Day; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.