Enrolled April 09, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 04, 2024 Passed IN Assembly April 04, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 109Introduced by Senator Niello(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Blakespear, Bradford, Caballero, Cortese, Dahle, Dodd, Hurtado, Jones, Nguyen, Ochoa Bogh, Portantino, Seyarto, Skinner, Wahab, and Wilk)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Waldron, Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Davies, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)February 06, 2024 Relative to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 109, Niello. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.This measure would designate March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States among men and women combined; andWHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with timely screening, but one in three eligible Americans are not up to date on screening; andWHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is estimated to be the number one cancer killer for those persons between 20 and 49 years of age by 2030; andWHEREAS, Black Americans are 20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and about 40 percent more likely to die from the disease than other groups; andWHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is expected to account for 11 percent of cancer deaths among Hispanic men and 9 percent of cancer deaths among Hispanic women; andWHEREAS, In 2023, there were approximately 153,020 new cases of, and 52,550 deaths from, colorectal cancer; andWHEREAS, The national goal established by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable is to strive to increase timely colorectal cancer screening rates to 80 percent in every community for all Americans eligible for screening; andWHEREAS, Observing a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during the month of March would provide a special opportunity to increase awareness and offer education on the importance of early detection and screening of colorectal cancer; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the month of March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. Enrolled April 09, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 04, 2024 Passed IN Assembly April 04, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 109Introduced by Senator Niello(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Blakespear, Bradford, Caballero, Cortese, Dahle, Dodd, Hurtado, Jones, Nguyen, Ochoa Bogh, Portantino, Seyarto, Skinner, Wahab, and Wilk)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Waldron, Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Davies, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)February 06, 2024 Relative to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 109, Niello. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.This measure would designate March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Enrolled April 09, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 04, 2024 Passed IN Assembly April 04, 2024 Enrolled April 09, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 04, 2024 Passed IN Assembly April 04, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 109 Introduced by Senator Niello(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Blakespear, Bradford, Caballero, Cortese, Dahle, Dodd, Hurtado, Jones, Nguyen, Ochoa Bogh, Portantino, Seyarto, Skinner, Wahab, and Wilk)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Waldron, Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Davies, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)February 06, 2024 Introduced by Senator Niello(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Blakespear, Bradford, Caballero, Cortese, Dahle, Dodd, Hurtado, Jones, Nguyen, Ochoa Bogh, Portantino, Seyarto, Skinner, Wahab, and Wilk)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Waldron, Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Davies, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur) February 06, 2024 Relative to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 109, Niello. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This measure would designate March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California. This measure would designate March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States among men and women combined; and WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with timely screening, but one in three eligible Americans are not up to date on screening; and WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is estimated to be the number one cancer killer for those persons between 20 and 49 years of age by 2030; and WHEREAS, Black Americans are 20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and about 40 percent more likely to die from the disease than other groups; and WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is expected to account for 11 percent of cancer deaths among Hispanic men and 9 percent of cancer deaths among Hispanic women; and WHEREAS, In 2023, there were approximately 153,020 new cases of, and 52,550 deaths from, colorectal cancer; and WHEREAS, The national goal established by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable is to strive to increase timely colorectal cancer screening rates to 80 percent in every community for all Americans eligible for screening; and WHEREAS, Observing a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during the month of March would provide a special opportunity to increase awareness and offer education on the importance of early detection and screening of colorectal cancer; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the month of March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.