HR 31 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day.

This House Resolution designates April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in California and formally recognizes April 30, 2025, as Denim Day. It encourages all Californians to wear jeans on Denim Day to symbolize that no one "invites" or "deserves" sexual assault, reinforcing the message that a survivor’s clothing is never relevant to consent. The resolution references California’s existing law (AB 939, 2021), which prohibits using a survivor’s attire as evidence of consent in sexual assault cases. As a symbolic gesture - not a new law - it aims to raise public awareness and support survivors, aligning with California’s established victim-centered approach to sexual violence.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Assembly Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action Apr 27, 2026

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04/09/26 - Amended Assembly → HR31 · 2 edits

MINOR

The changes are primarily presentational, converting the bill from a printed document format with line numbers to a web page layout for the California Legislature's online bill tracking system. The substantive resolution text is unchanged: it recognizes April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026 as Denim Day in California.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from a printed legislative document (with line numbers and page headers) into a web page layout including navigation menus, search tools, and standard website elements like 'skip to content,' 'accessibility,' and 'FAQ.'

A Legislative Counsel's Digest section was added to the web version, providing a summary of the resolution's purpose.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Page 4835.).

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 20).

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Amended.

lower

May 8, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

lower

1 primary · 69 co-sponsors