Bill Text: CA ACR123 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-23-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 65, Statutes of 2022. [ACR123 Detail]
Download: California-2021-ACR123-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-23-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 65, Statutes of 2022. [ACR123 Detail]
Download: California-2021-ACR123-Enrolled.html
Enrolled
May 25, 2022 |
Passed
IN
Senate
May 23, 2022 |
Passed
IN
Assembly
April 21, 2022 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 123
Introduced by Assembly Member Seyarto (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Choi, Flora, Lackey, Mathis, Nguyen, and Quirk-Silva) (Principal coauthors: Senators Caballero, Grove, Jones, Newman, Nielsen, Ochoa Bogh, and Wilk) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Mia Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Cunningham, Megan Dahle, Daly, Davies, Fong, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lee, Levine, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, O’Donnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Smith, Ting, Valladares, Villapudua, Voepel, Waldron, Ward, Akilah Weber, Wilson, and Wood) |
January 19, 2022 |
Seyarto, Relative to Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 123, Seyarto.
Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
This measure would recognize April 24, 2022, through April 30, 2022, as Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, Violent crime continues to exist in California, and crime in one part of the state, or crime against one person, affects our entire sense of well-being; and
WHEREAS, All Californians are affected by crime, not just the victims of violent crime; and
WHEREAS, The most effective aid that can be provided to victims of crime is to prevent crime from happening in the first place; and
WHEREAS, Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week has raised awareness of the special needs of crime victims; and
WHEREAS, This year, the theme for this week is “Rights, access, equity, for all victims.”; and
WHEREAS, The 2022 theme for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week underscores the importance of helping crime survivors find their justice by enforcing victims’ rights, expanding access to services, and ensuring equity and inclusion for all. We all have a part to play in reaching crime victims, especially those in marginalized communities, and supporting them on their healing journey; and
WHEREAS, The year 2022 is a landmark year for crime victims and survivors, as well as those who serve them; and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic saw changes in the prevalence and types of crimes committed; and
WHEREAS, The respect for and protection of victims’ rights within the legal process is one of the most critical components of an effective criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, Victims and witnesses of crime require special attention to ensure that they are thoroughly informed about, and effectively participate in, the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, To the maximum extent allowed by law, victims of violent crime should receive compensation for their losses; and
WHEREAS, Each day thousands of victims and witnesses receive assistance from victim support organizations, victim-witness assistance centers, private service providers, and state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, The criminal justice system in this state must persist in its effort to better coordinate and improve the quality of services provided to victims and witnesses; and
WHEREAS, California has been an innovator in the victims’ rights movement, establishing the first crime victim compensation program in the nation in 1965, Women’s Advocates and Haven House in Pasadena established the first shelters for battered women in the nation in 1976, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded in 1980 with the establishment of a chapter in Sacramento; and
WHEREAS, California citizens enshrined victims’ rights in the California Constitution in 1982 through the passage of Proposition 8, the Victims’ Bill of Rights; and
WHEREAS, California citizens reaffirmed and afforded additional rights to victims in the California Constitution and in California law in 2008 through the passage of Proposition 9, the Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week focuses on the problems confronting victims of crime and the services available to support these victims; and
WHEREAS, The remembrances observed during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week promote awareness of victims’ issues and acknowledge the combined efforts of citizens, the government, and the criminal justice system to improve victims’ services in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes April 24, 2022, through April 30, 2022, inclusive, as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.