Bill Text: CA ACR156 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: June Dairy Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-21)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-11 - In Senate. To Com. on RLS. [ACR156 Detail]

Download: California-2011-ACR156-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 156	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 7, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Valadao
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Allen,  
Ammiano,   Atkins,   Beall,   Bill
Berryhill,   Block,   Blumenfield,  
Bonilla,   Bradford,   Brownley,  
Buchanan,   Butler,   Charles Calderon,  
Campos,   Carter,   Chesbro,   Conway,
  Cook,   Dickinson,   Donnelly, 
 Feuer,   Fong,   Furutani,   Beth
Gaines,   Galgiani,   Garrick,   Gatto,
 Gordon,   Gorell,   Grove,  
Hagman,   Halderman,   Hall,   Hayashi,
  Roger Hernández,   Huber,   Hueso, 
 Jones,   Lara,   Logue,   Bonnie
Lowenthal,   Mansoor,   Mendoza,   Miller,
  Mitchell,   Monning,   Morrell, 
 Nestande,   Nielsen,   Olsen,   Pan,
  Perea,   V. Manuel Pérez,   Portantino,
  Silva,   Skinner,   Swanson,  
Torres,   Wagner,   Wieckowski,   and
Yamada   ) 

                        MAY 14, 2012

   Relative to June Dairy Month in California.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 156, as amended, Valadao. June Dairy Month.
   This measure would proclaim the month of June to be June Dairy
Month in California, in honor of the work of dairy producers in
California, and would encourage all Californians to continue to
support the American dairy industry by including dairy products as
part of a healthy diet.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, The national "June Dairy Month," originally known as
National Milk Month, has been an annual tradition since 1937, and is
a great opportunity for Americans to honor dairy farmers and to
recognize the importance of dairy products to a healthy diet for many
Americans; and
   WHEREAS, Only 30 percent of Americans meet their recommended
intake of calcium, and the United States Surgeon General's office
predicts that by 2020, half of all Americans older than 50 years of
age will be at risk for fractures as a result of osteoporosis and low
bone density; and
   WHEREAS, Dairy foods provide essential nutrients, including nearly
75 percent of the calcium naturally available in the food supply, as
well as potassium, magnesium, and vitamin A, and milk is the number
one source of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin D in the
American diet; and
   WHEREAS, Dairy foods also play a beneficial role in maintaining a
healthy weight; and
   WHEREAS, Dairy foods, when consumed as part of a healthy diet, may
help to reduce osteoporosis, hypertension, obesity, colon cancer,
and metabolic syndrome--a cluster of conditions that can also lead to
heart disease and type II diabetes; and
   WHEREAS, It is estimated that the dairy industry accounts for less
than 2 percent of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, an amount
that the industry continues working to reduce; now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month
of June to be June Dairy Month in California, in honor of the work of
dairy producers in California, and hereby encourages all
Californians to continue to support the American dairy industry by
including dairy products as part of a healthy diet; and be it further

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