Bill Text: CA SCR29 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Concurrent Resolution 29

Introduced

Bill Title: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. [SCR29 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SCR29-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Concurrent Resolution

No. 29

Introduced by Senator McNerney

February 25, 2025

Relative to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SCR 29, as introduced, McNerney. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

This measure would designate March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California.

Fiscal Committee: NO

WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States among men and women combined; and

WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with timely screening, but one in three eligible Americans are not up to date on screening; and

WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men, and the second leading cause of cancer death for women under 50 years of age; and

WHEREAS, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Black Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and more likely to die from the disease than other groups; and

WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is expected to account for 12 percent of cancer deaths among Hispanic men and 9 percent of cancer deaths among Hispanic women; and

WHEREAS, Americans in rural areas are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from colorectal cancer than Americans in urban areas; and

WHEREAS, In 2024, there were approximately 152,810 new cases of, and 53,010 deaths from, colorectal cancer; and

WHEREAS, The national goal established by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable is to strive to increase timely colorectal cancer screening rates to 80 percent in every community for all Americans eligible for screening; and

WHEREAS, Observing a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during the month of March would provide a special opportunity to increase awareness and offer education on the importance of early detection and screening of colorectal cancer; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the month of March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.