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CA ACR133
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
5/30/2024
Primary Sponsor
James Ramos
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AI Summary
- Designates May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month in California
- Urges the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people, similar to the declaration made by the Yurok Tribe on December 17, 2021
- Notes that California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities and the largest American Indian population of any state
- References prior legislation including Assembly Bill 1314 (Feather Alert, signed 2022) and Assembly Bill 44 (law enforcement information sharing, signed 2023) as preventative measures
- Highlights that homicide is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women aged 15-24 and that murder rates in some tribal communities are 10 times higher than the national average
Legislative Description
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 69, Statutes of 2024.
5/30/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules5/6/2024
Rules1/29/2024
Full Bill Text
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