Bill Text: NY J02477 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 2477 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 20 through December 20, 2022, as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-03 - ADOPTED [J02477 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02477-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 2477

BY: Senator PALUMBO

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        November 20 through December 20, 2022,  as  National
        Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month in the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set  aside  to  increase  public  awareness  of
pressing issues that face citizens of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  November  20 through
December 20, 2022, as National Survivors of Homicide  Victims  Awareness
Month in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  More  than  13,000 homicides each year continue to deprive
families and communities of loved ones; and

  WHEREAS, For  every  1  homicide  victim,  there  are  at  least  10
surviving  family  members,  resulting  in over 130,000 new survivors of
homicide victims each year; and

  WHEREAS, Homicide victims are loved and grieved by mothers, fathers,
sisters,  brothers,  sons,   daughters,   husbands,   wives,   partners,
grandparents,   aunts,   uncles,   extended   family  members,  friends,
neighbors, classmates, colleagues, and communities across  the  country;
and

  WHEREAS, Losing a loved one to homicide is one of the most traumatic
events a person can experience; and

  WHEREAS, Homicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers
nationwide; and

  WHEREAS,  More  than  half of women who are victims of homicides are
killed because of intimate partner violence; and

  WHEREAS, 40 percent of homicides in the United States  go  unsolved;
and

  WHEREAS,  Homicide  results  in  short-term and chronic physical and
behavioral health consequences that  carry  significant  behavioral  and
economic burdens on families and communities impacted by trauma; and

  WHEREAS, All families of homicide victims deserve to be treated with
dignity and compassion; and

  WHEREAS,   Surviving  family  members  need  holistic,  coordinated,
compassionate, and consistent support  and  services  in  the  immediate
aftermath  of  a  homicide  and ongoing opportunities for healing in the
months and years afterward; and

  WHEREAS, Surviving family members want to remember and  honor  their
loved  one's  lives  regardless  of  the circumstances surrounding their
death; and

  WHEREAS,  Survivors of homicide victims are using their tragedies to
inform, influence, and  impact  public  policy  so  that  all  children,
regardless  of  where  they  live,  can  grow  up  in  a  safe, peaceful
community; and

  WHEREAS,  Survivors,  advocates,  and  providers  are   working   to
implement equitable and effective community-based responses to homicide;
and

  WHEREAS, The leadership by surviving family and community members is
essential  to  disrupting  cycles of violence and promoting peace in all
communities; and

  WHEREAS, Recognition of the  needs  of  survivors  can  help  combat
trauma,  foster  healing,  and  inform  joy for families and communities
impacted by homicide; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  November  20 through
December 20, 2022, as National Survivors of Homicide  Victims  Awareness
Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.