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House concurs with Senate changes and repasses measure to honor Farm Workers Day
Summary
After accepting a Senate amendment that limits the name change to two years, the House concurred and repassed HB13-39 renaming the March 31 voluntary holiday to Farm Workers Day for a two-year period while sponsors pursue community engagement and a longer-term resolution.
The House concurred with Senate amendments to House Bill 13-39 and repassed the measure changing the name of the voluntary legal observance on March 31 from Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day for a two‑year period.
Sponsors and advocates described the change as an effort to honor farm workers and survivors. Representative Garcia, co-sponsor of the bill, said the Senate adopted a two-year amendment after negotiations and the sponsors accepted the change to secure timely passage: "We reluctantly agreed to 2 years for the sake of getting this bill through in time so that we could all collectively celebrate the history of the farm worker movement and honor the women and girls who are victims and survivors..."
Debate recognized the sensitivity of replacing one commemorative name with another and noted promised community engagement to reach consensus on a permanent name going forward. The House concurred with the amendment (47‑12 recorded) and then repassed the bill by voice tally (59‑0 recorded in the transcript repassage announcement). Sponsors pledged continued community outreach and indicated they would return with a permanent proposal.
The measure, as amended, will proceed to the next steps for enactment and sponsors emphasized this was intended as an interim compromise while further input is gathered.
