California SCR182: Purple Heart Day.

What the bill says

From the chaptered text, August 24, 2026:

20250SCR_018297CHP 97 INTRODUCED 2026-05-28 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-08-19 PASSED_SENATE 2026-08-06 ENROLLED 2026-08-20 CHAPTERED 2026-08-24 FILED 2026-08-24 2025 0 SCR 182 CHP 2026 CHR 0 198 Introduced by Senator Seyarto (Principal coauthors: Senators Archuleta, Grove, Menjivar, and Umberg) (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Seyarto PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Archuleta PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Grove PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Menjivar PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Umberg PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez Relative to Purple Heart Day. Purple Heart Day Purple Heart Day. This measure would declare August 7, 2026, as Purple Heart Day in California. NO WHEREAS, The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are killed or wounded in action; and WHEREAS, Created in 1932, the Purple Heart has a long and storied past that dates back to the founders of the United States. The award takes its design from the Badge of Military Merit, which was commissioned by General George Washington on August 7, 1782. This award consisted of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk having a narrow edge of silver stitched with the word “Merit” across the face and is considered to be the first official military combat badge of the Armed Forces of the United States. The official successor decoration of the Badge of Military Merit is the Purple Heart; and WHEREAS, Originally, the Purple Heart award was only …

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Sponsors

• Kelly Seyarto (R, SD32) · primary sponsor
• Bob Archuleta (D, SD30)
• Shannon Grove (R, SD12)
• Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20)
• Thomas Umberg (D, SD34)
• Jeff Gonzalez (R, AD36)

Latest actions

1. August 24, 2026: Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m.
2. August 24, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 198, Statutes of 2026.
3. August 19, 2026: In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
4. August 19, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6276.) Ordered to the Senate.
5. August 19, 2026: Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate.
6. August 13, 2026: From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).
7. August 13, 2026: Referred to Com. on RLS.
8. August 6, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5297.) Ordered to the Assembly.
9. August 6, 2026: In Assembly. Held at Desk.
10. August 6, 2026: Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Votes

• SCR 182 Seyarto Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (August 19, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (August 13, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Special Consent SCR182 Seyarto et al. (August 6, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SCR182?

SCR182 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Purple Heart Day.

What is the status of SCR182?

Chaptered as of August 24, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m. (August 24, 2026).

Who sponsored SCR182?

Kelly Seyarto (R, SD32), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SCR182?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SCR182