20250SCR_014197CHP INTRODUCED 2026-03-09 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-16 PASSED_SENATE 2026-03-26 ENROLLED 2026-04-17 CHAPTERED 2026-04-21 FILED 2026-04-21 2025 SCR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Senator Wahab (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta, Arreguín, Ashby, Becker, Blakespear, Caballero, Dahle, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Hurtado, Laird, Limón, McNerney, Menjivar, Pérez, Reyes, Richardson, Rubio, Seyarto, Smallwood-Cuevas, Stern, Umberg, Weber Pierson, and Wiener) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Ávila Farías, Bains, Boerner, Calderon, Connolly, Davies, Elhawary, Garcia, Kalra, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Pacheco, Pellerin, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Schiavo, Schultz, Solache, Stefani, Wallis, Wicks, Wilson, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Wahab COAUTHOR SENATE Alvarado-Gil COAUTHOR SENATE Archuleta COAUTHOR SENATE Arreguín COAUTHOR SENATE Ashby COAUTHOR SENATE Becker COAUTHOR SENATE Blakespear COAUTHOR SENATE Caballero COAUTHOR SENATE Dahle COAUTHOR SENATE Durazo COAUTHOR SENATE Gonzalez COAUTHOR SENATE Grayson COAUTHOR SENATE Hurtado COAUTHOR SENATE Laird COAUTHOR SENATE Limón COAUTHOR SENATE McNerney COAUTHOR SENATE Menjivar COAUTHOR SENATE Pérez COAUTHOR SENATE Reyes COAUTHOR SENATE Richardson COAUTHOR SENATE Rubio COAUTHOR SENATE Seyarto COAUTHOR SENATE Smallwood-Cuevas COAUTHOR SENATE Stern COAUTHOR SENATE Umberg COAUTHOR SENATE Weber Pierson COAUTHOR SENATE Wiener COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Celeste Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur Relative to Women’s Equal Pay Day.

Women’s Equal Pay Day Women’s Equal Pay Day. This measure would recognize March 26, 2026, 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 60 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 less than $0.81 for every dollar a man is paid; and

WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of Labor, the median salary for women in was $57,520, while men earned a median of salary of $71,090; 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 $46,380 and Black women earning an average of $51,660; and

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

WHEREAS, Nearly in mothers are the primary breadwinners in their households, and nearly two-thirds of mothers are the primary or significant earners, making pay equity critical to the financial security of their families; and

WHEREAS, A lifetime of lower pay means women have less income to save for retirement and less income counted in a social security or pension benefit formula; and

WHEREAS, Women continue to be underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, 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 Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims March 26, 2026, 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 Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.