20250ACR_003996CHP INTRODUCED 2025-02-21 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-04-03 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-05-08 PASSED_SENATE 2025-04-24 ENROLLED 2025-05-08 CHAPTERED 2025-05-13 FILED 2025-05-13 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Ramos (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Arambula, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Fong, Garcia, Gipson, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Kalra, Krell, Lackey, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Patterson, Pellerin, Ransom, Rivas, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schultz, Solache, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Wicks, and Wilson) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Arambula COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY DeMaio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Celeste Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Valencia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. This measure would designate the month of May as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. NO

WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on Homicides of American Indians/Alaskan Natives between to 2018, homicide was the fifth leading cause of death among Native Americans in 2019; and

WHEREAS, In the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Persons Data report, there were 10,650 reported incidents of Native people who have gone missing. Of those entries, 5,801 were females and 7,124 were juveniles; and

WHEREAS, The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that about percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced domestic violence during their lifetime. Violence among intimate partners was a leading factor in percent of the homicides of Native women; and

WHEREAS, Today, there is still little data on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people. The data that is available tends to be incomplete and inadequate; and

WHEREAS, Current statistics by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about percent of these homicides happened in urban areas and about percent happened in rural areas; and

WHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:

(1) In percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were years of age or younger.

(2) The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was years of age.

(3) California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities; and

WHEREAS, According to the most recent census data, California has the largest population of American Indians, more than any other state in the country; and

WHEREAS, In 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1314, the Feather Alert, which is a preventative measure that will be utilized to reunify missing and endangered indigenous people to their homes; and

WHEREAS, Since 2022, California has held its annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People candlelight vigils on the State Capitol grounds in recognition of the crisis that plagues the tribal community within this state and to remember those who have been lost; and

WHEREAS, Since 2023, the Yurok Tribe has hosted the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Summit to bring together tribal leaders from across the state, MMIP survivors, and victim advocates, as well as state lawmakers, federal partners, law enforcement, and academic researchers to identify solutions to stop the crisis and to bring awareness, education, and action by giving a voice to California’s missing and murdered indigenous people and their families; and

WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill which requires the Department of Justice to grant access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System to the law enforcement agency or tribal court of a qualified federally recognized Indian tribe, thus facilitating the exchange and dissemination of information between law enforcement agencies in the state;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the month of May as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.