Bill Text: CA ACR132 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Donate Life California Day: driver's license.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-24)
Status: (Passed) 2012-05-17 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 25, Statutes of 2012. [ACR132 Detail]
Download: California-2011-ACR132-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 132 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 25
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 17, 2012
ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 14, 2012
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 27, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member John A. Pérez
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano,
Atkins, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Campos, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Davis,
Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth
Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman,
Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor,
Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen,
Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Williams,
and Yamada)
MARCH 20, 2012
Relative to organ donation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 132, John A. Pérez. Donate Life California Day: driver's
license.
This measure would designate April 18, 2012, as DMV/Donate Life
California Day in the State of California, and April 2012 as
DMV/Donate Life California Month in the State of California, and
would encourage all Californians to be organ, tissue, and blood
donors.
WHEREAS, Organ, tissue, eye, and blood donations are compassionate
and life-giving acts looked upon and recognized in the highest
regards; and
WHEREAS, More than 113,000 individuals nationwide and more than
20,000 Californians are currently on the national organ transplant
wait list. While about one-third of these patients receive a
transplant each year, another one-third die while waiting due to a
shortage of donated organs; and
WHEREAS, A single individual's donation of heart, lungs, liver,
kidneys, pancreas, and small intestine can save up to eight lives.
The donation of tissue can save and enhance the lives of up to 50
others, and a single blood donation can help three people in need;
and
WHEREAS, Millions of lives each year are saved and enhanced by
donors of organs, tissue, eyes, and blood; and
WHEREAS, Californians by the millions are joining together to save
and enhance lives by becoming registered donors. Nearly nine million
Californians have signed up with the state-authorized Donate Life
California Registry to ensure that their wishes to be an organ and
tissue donor are honored; and
WHEREAS, A California resident can register with the Donate Life
California Registry when applying for or renewing his or her driver's
license or identification card at the Department of Motor Vehicles;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That in recognition of April as National Donate
Life Month, the Legislature proclaims April 18, 2012, as DMV/Donate
Life California Day in the State of California, and April 2012 as
DMV/Donate Life California Month in the State of California. In doing
so, the Legislature encourages all Californians to register with the
Donate Life California Registry by checking "YES" when applying for
or renewing a driver's license or identification card or by signing
up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org; and
be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
