CA SR78

Declares February 19, 2026, as a Day of Remembrance marking 84 years since Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in 10 concentration camps during World War II

Recognizes approximately 33,000 Japanese American veterans who served during WWII, including the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service, with 21 receiving the Medal of Honor

Acknowledges the 1983 Commission on Wartime Relocation findings that EO9066 was not justified by military necessity but resulted from racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and failure of political leadership

References the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988, signed by President Reagan, which formally apologized and provided reparations to incarcerated Japanese Americans

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies to the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California State Library, and California State Archives