Bill Text: CA ACR103 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Latex Allergy Awareness Week.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-12-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 125, Statutes of 2019. [ACR103 Detail]

Download: California-2019-ACR103-Enrolled.html

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Enrolled  July 12, 2019

Passed  IN  Senate  July 11, 2019

Passed  IN  Assembly  June 17, 2019

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Concurrent Resolution

No. 103

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Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry
(Principal coauthor: Senator Dodd)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Calderon, Carrillo, Chau, Chen, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Daly, Diep, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez, Gray, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, O’Donnell, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Smith, Mark Stone, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wicks, and Wood)

June 06, 2019

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Relative to Latex Allergy Awareness Week.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

ACR 103, Aguiar-Curry. Latex Allergy Awareness Week.

This measure would proclaim October 6, 2019, through October 12, 2019, as Latex Allergy Awareness Week in California.

Digest Key

Fiscal Committee: NO  

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Bill Text

WHEREAS, Latex allergy patients face a constant threat to their lives from exposure to rubber latex allergens. Reactions can be elicited by touching a product containing natural rubber latex, breathing airborne latex proteins, or digesting food prepared using latex gloves; and

WHEREAS, The incidence of latex allergies has increased due to widespread exposure to products containing latex; and

WHEREAS, Up to 6 percent of people in the United States are estimated to have latex allergies, including up to 17 percent of health care and food service workers, 11 percent of the elderly, and up to 68 percent of children with spina bifida; and

WHEREAS, Exposure to natural rubber latex results in up to 10 deaths per year in the community of latex allergy patients and is the second most common cause of anaphylaxis in the operating room; and

WHEREAS, Patients with a latex allergy may also experience allergic symptoms when eating certain fruits, vegetables, and nuts, including, among other things, bananas, avocados, kiwis, tomatoes, carrots, and chestnuts; and

WHEREAS, There is no cure for a latex allergy, and every exposure increases the sensitivity and severity of the patient’s condition, with distress and rebound reactions for days after exposure; and

WHEREAS, Latex allergies can only be prevented by avoiding all latex-related products, which can be found at homes, childcare centers, stores, schools, workplaces, and health care environments, among other places; and

WHEREAS, Natural rubber is found in over 40,000 products, including, but not limited to, hair accessories, toys, balloons, school and office supplies, sports equipment, and medical devices, resulting in a daily struggle for latex allergy patients to balance life and work with staying safe and healthy; and

WHEREAS, Latex allergies result in a growing number of workers’ compensation claims arising from workplace exposure to products containing natural rubber latex; and

WHEREAS, The Allergy and Asthma Network creates awareness of latex allergies through education and provides support to individuals who have been diagnosed with a latex allergy; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the week of October 6, 2019, through October 12, 2019, as Latex Allergy Awareness Week in California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature encourages all Californians to be informed about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of latex allergies; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.