Relative to Blood Cancer Awareness Month.
This bill designates September 2024 as Blood Cancer Awareness Month in California to highlight the symptoms, causes, and treatment advances for blood and lymphatic cancers. It aims to educate the public about conditions such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma by encouraging recognition of warning signs like fatigue and swollen lymph nodes. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but serves to promote community dialogue and support for patients and their families.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2024
Committee Review
Aug 2024
Assembly Passage
Aug 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 13, 2024
Last action Aug 22, 2024
Floor votes · Assembly Aug 22, 2024
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 79
Aug 22, 2024
D
Democratic62
67% Yea
R
Republican17
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Aug 22, 2024
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (57-0-22)
assembly
Aug 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 57. Noes 0. Page 6455.).
lower
Aug 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15).
lower
Aug 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Aug 13, 2024
Introduced
Introduced.
lower
1 primary · 56 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Calderon
DDemocratic
Co
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Avelino Valencia
DDemocratic
Co
BE
Bill Essayli
RRepublican
Co
Blanca Pacheco
DDemocratic
Co
Blanca Rubio
DDemocratic
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
CV
Carlos Villapudua
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Ward
DDemocratic
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