Governator Signs Harvey Milk Day Bill Into Law

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger surprisingly signed into law Equality California's Harvey Milk Day bill, AB 2567. This means that "the governor proclaim May 22 each year as Harvey Milk Day. It would encourage public schools and educational institutions to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date (which was Harvey Milk's birthday).

The Governor vetoed similar legislation last year, but that was before the movie Milk was released and was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and won Oscars for Sean Penn (Best Actor) and Dustin Lance Black (Best Original Screenplay). It was one of MadProfessah's Top 10 movies of 2008.

As State Senator Mark Leno said earlier his year: "If there's one thing Arnold Schwarzenegger understands, it's box office. And Harvey Milk now has box office."

Indeed.