SCR 121: West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2016-05-12
This measure would declare the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
This measure would declare the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
This measure would declare the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
This measure would declare the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
WHEREAS, West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, West Nile virus resulted in 53 human deaths in California, more than triple the number from 2013, and 783 individual cases in 41 counties; and
WHEREAS, Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors; and
WHEREAS, Mosquitoes and other vectors, including, but not limited to, ticks, Africanized honeybees, rats, fleas, and flies, continue to be a source of human suffering, illness, and death, and a public nuisance in California and around the world; and
WHEREAS, Excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread diseases, reduce enjoyment of both public and private outdoor living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work, reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the threat mosquitos posed to Californias economic development and the health of its citizens, the Legislature enacted the Mosquito Abatement Districts Act, just over a century ago, in 1915; and
WHEREAS, Professional mosquito and vector control based on scientific research has made great advances in safely reducing mosquito and vector populations and the diseases they transmit; and
WHEREAS, Established mosquito- and vector-borne diseases, such as plague, Lyme disease, flea-borne typhus, and encephalitis, new and emerging vector-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and babesiosis, and travel-associated mosquito-borne disease threats, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, can cause illness and sometimes death in California; and
WHEREAS, Two invasive mosquito species in California, Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which was detected in southern California in 2011, and Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, which was detected in central and northern California in 2013, and in southern California in 2014, are posing new public health threats due to their capability to transmit potentially deadly or debilitating diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya, diseases that are not currently transmitted in California, as well as other encephalitis-causing viruses; and
WHEREAS, These invasive species of mosquitos are responsible for transmitting the Zika virus, an infectious disease that has seen growth in Latin America over the past several months. Public health officials have recommended that pregnant women, in any trimester, avoid traveling to areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing; and
WHEREAS, Mosquito and vector control districts throughout the State of California work closely with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks; and
WHEREAS, Best management practices, emphasizing nonchemical approaches, have been developed to guide mosquito control that can significantly reduce mosquito populations for new development and on state and private lands; and
WHEREAS, The State Department of Public Health maintains information on how to eliminate risks from vectors at both www.cdph.ca.gov and www.westnile.ca.gov, which the public is encouraged to review; and
WHEREAS, The publics awareness of the health benefits associated with safe, professionally applied mosquito and vector control methods will support these efforts, as well as motivate the state and the public to eliminate mosquito and vector breeding sites on public and private property; and
WHEREAS, Educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups, private industry, and government agencies, in order to meet the publics need for information about West Nile virus, other diseases, and mosquito and vector biology and control; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other vectors on residential, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile virus and other disease transmission is high, detection of human cases of mosquito- and vector-borne diseases that may otherwise be misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector control agencies where needed; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in areas where there are no existing controls; and
WHEREAS, West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the publics awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available; and
WHEREAS, The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California has designated the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor, the State Public Health Officer, and the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, West Nile virus resulted in 53 human deaths in California, more than triple the number from 2013, and 783 individual cases in 41 counties; and
WHEREAS, Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors; and
WHEREAS, Mosquitoes and other vectors, including, but not limited to, ticks, Africanized honeybees, rats, fleas, and flies, continue to be a source of human suffering, illness, and death, and a public nuisance in California and around the world; and
WHEREAS, Excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread diseases, reduce enjoyment of both public and private outdoor living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work, reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the threat mosquitos posed to Californias economic development and the health of its citizens, the Legislature enacted the Mosquito Abatement Districts Act, just over a century ago, in 1915; and
WHEREAS, Professional mosquito and vector control based on scientific research has made great advances in safely reducing mosquito and vector populations and the diseases they transmit; and
WHEREAS, Established mosquito- and vector-borne diseases, such as plague, Lyme disease, flea-borne typhus, and encephalitis, new and emerging vector-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and babesiosis, and travel-associated mosquito-borne disease threats, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, can cause illness and sometimes death in California; and
WHEREAS, Two invasive mosquito species in California, Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which was detected in southern California in 2011, and Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, which was detected in central and northern California in 2013, and in southern California in 2014, are posing new public health threats due to their capability to transmit potentially deadly or debilitating diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya, diseases that are not currently transmitted in California, as well as other encephalitis-causing viruses; and
WHEREAS, These invasive species of mosquitos are responsible for transmitting the Zika virus, an infectious disease that has seen growth in Latin America over the past several months. Public health officials have recommended that pregnant women, in any trimester, avoid traveling to areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing; and
WHEREAS, Mosquito and vector control districts throughout the State of California work closely with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks; and
WHEREAS, Best management practices, emphasizing nonchemical approaches, have been developed to guide mosquito control that can significantly reduce mosquito populations for new development and on state and private lands; and
WHEREAS, The State Department of Public Health maintains information on how to eliminate risks from vectors at both www.cdph.ca.gov and www.westnile.ca.gov, which the public is encouraged to review; and
WHEREAS, The publics awareness of the health benefits associated with safe, professionally applied mosquito and vector control methods will support these efforts, as well as motivate the state and the public to eliminate mosquito and vector breeding sites on public and private property; and
WHEREAS, Educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups, private industry, and government agencies, in order to meet the publics need for information about West Nile virus, other diseases, and mosquito and vector biology and control; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other vectors on residential, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile virus and other disease transmission is high, detection of human cases of mosquito- and vector-borne diseases that may otherwise be misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector control agencies where needed; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in areas where there are no existing controls; and
WHEREAS, West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the publics awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available; and
WHEREAS, The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California has designated the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor, the State Public Health Officer, and the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, West Nile virus resulted in 45 53 human deaths in California, more than triple the number from 2013, and 737 783 individual cases in 31 41 counties; and
WHEREAS, Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors; and
WHEREAS, Mosquitoes and other vectors, including, but not limited to, ticks, Africanized honeybees, rats, fleas, and flies, continue to be a source of human suffering, illness, and death, and a public nuisance in California and around the world; and
WHEREAS, Excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread diseases, reduce enjoyment of both public and private outdoor living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work, reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the threat mosquitos posed to Californias economic development and the health of its citizens, the Legislature enacted the Mosquito Abatement Districts Act, just over a century ago, in 1915; and
WHEREAS, Professional mosquito and vector control based on scientific research has made great advances in safely reducing mosquito and vector populations and the diseases they transmit; and
WHEREAS, Established mosquito- and vector-borne diseases, such as plague, Lyme disease, flea-borne typhus, and encephalitis, new and emerging vector-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and babesiosis, and travel-associated mosquito-borne disease threats, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, can cause illness and sometimes death in California; and
WHEREAS, Two invasive mosquito species in California, Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which was detected in southern California in 2011, and Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, which was detected in central and northern California in 2013, and in southern California in 2014, are posing new public health threats due to their capability to transmit potentially deadly or debilitating diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya, diseases that are not currently transmitted in California, as well as other encephalitis-causing viruses; and
WHEREAS, These invasive species of mosquitos are responsible for transmitting the Zika virus, an infectious disease that has seen growth in Latin America over the past several months. Public health officials have recommended that pregnant women, in any trimester, avoid traveling to areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing; and
WHEREAS, Mosquito and vector control districts throughout the State of California work closely with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks; and
WHEREAS, Best management practices, emphasizing nonchemical approaches, have been developed to guide mosquito control that can significantly reduce mosquito populations for new development and on state and private lands; and
WHEREAS, The State Department of Public Health maintains information on how to eliminate risks from vectors at both www.cdph.ca.gov and www.westnile.ca.gov, which the public is encouraged to review; and
WHEREAS, The publics awareness of the health benefits associated with safe, professionally applied mosquito and vector control methods will support these efforts, as well as motivate the state and the public to eliminate mosquito and vector breeding sites on public and private property; and
WHEREAS, Educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups, private industry, and government agencies, in order to meet the publics need for information about West Nile virus, other diseases, and mosquito and vector biology and control; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other vectors on residential, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile virus and other disease transmission is high, detection of human cases of mosquito- and vector-borne diseases that may otherwise be misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector control agencies where needed; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in areas where there are no existing controls; and
WHEREAS, West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the publics awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available; and
WHEREAS, The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California has designated the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor, the State Public Health Officer, and the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, West Nile virus resulted in 45 human deaths in California, triple the number from 2013, and 737 individual cases in 31 counties; and
WHEREAS, Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors; and
WHEREAS, Mosquitoes and other vectors, including, but not limited to, ticks, Africanized honeybees, rats, fleas, and flies, continue to be a source of human suffering, illness, and death, and a public nuisance in California and around the world; and
WHEREAS, Excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread diseases, reduce enjoyment of both public and private outdoor living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work, reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the threat mosquitos posed to Californias economic development and the health of its citizens, the Legislature enacted the Mosquito Abatement Districts Act, just over a century ago, in 1915; and
WHEREAS, Professional mosquito and vector control based on scientific research has made great advances in safely reducing mosquito and vector populations and the diseases they transmit; and
WHEREAS, Established mosquito- and vector-borne diseases, such as plague, Lyme disease, flea-borne typhus, and encephalitis, new and emerging vector-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and babesiosis, and travel-associated mosquito-borne disease threats, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, can cause illness and sometimes death in California; and
WHEREAS, Two invasive mosquito species in California, Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which was detected in southern California in 2011, and Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, which was detected in central and northern California in 2013, and in southern California in 2014, are posing new public health threats due to their capability to transmit potentially deadly or debilitating diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya, diseases that are not currently transmitted in California, as well as other encephalitis-causing viruses; and
WHEREAS, These invasive species of mosquitos are responsible for transmitting the Zika virus, an infectious disease that has seen growth in Latin America over the past several months. Public health officials have recommended that pregnant women, in any trimester, avoid traveling to areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing; and
WHEREAS, Mosquito and vector control districts throughout the State of California work closely with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks; and
WHEREAS, Best management practices, emphasizing nonchemical approaches, have been developed to guide mosquito control that can significantly reduce mosquito populations for new development and on state and private lands; and
WHEREAS, The State Department of Public Health maintains information on how to eliminate risks from vectors at both www.cdph.ca.gov and www.westnile.ca.gov, which the public is encouraged to review; and
WHEREAS, The publics awareness of the health benefits associated with safe, professionally applied mosquito and vector control methods will support these efforts, as well as motivate the state and the public to eliminate mosquito and vector breeding sites on public and private property; and
WHEREAS, Educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups, private industry, and government agencies, in order to meet the publics need for information about West Nile virus, other diseases, and mosquito and vector biology and control; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other vectors on residential, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile virus and other disease transmission is high, detection of human cases of mosquito- and vector-borne diseases that may otherwise be misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector control agencies where needed; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness can result in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in areas where there are no existing controls; and
WHEREAS, West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the publics awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available; and
WHEREAS, The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California has designated the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor, the State Public Health Officer, and the author for appropriate distribution.
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Status
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| Mar 28, 2016 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Apr 6, 2016 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Apr 11, 2016 | In Assembly. Held at Desk. |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3459.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Apr 21, 2016 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Apr 25, 2016 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 25). |
| Apr 28, 2016 | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4597.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| May 9, 2016 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3799.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| May 9, 2016 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| May 12, 2016 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 39, Statutes of 2016. |
| May 12, 2016 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:30 p.m. |
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| May 9, 2016 | Unfinished Business SCR121 Wieckowski Concurrence | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 28, 2016 | SCR 121 Wieckowski Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 25, 2016 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
Passed |
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| Apr 11, 2016 | Senate 3rd Reading SCR121 Wieckowski | Senate Floor |
Passed |
This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Blood Centers Of California | ** Support | May 9, 2016 |
| Mosquito And Vector Control Association Of California | ** Support | May 9, 2016 |
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SCR 121 |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 121
Amended: 4/21/16
SENATE FLOOR: 36-0, 4/11/16
AYES: Allen, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Anderson, Bates, Runner, Stone
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week
SOURCE: Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California
DIGEST:
This resolution declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
Assembly Amendments make technical changes.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife.
- Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors.
- Professional mosquito and vector control based on scientific research has made great advances in safely reducing mosquito and vector populations and the diseases they transmit.
- Established mosquito- and vector-borne diseases, such as plague, Lyme disease, flea-borne typhus, and encephalitis, new and emerging vector-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and babesiosis, and travel-associated mosquito-borne disease threats, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, can cause illness and sometimes death in California.
- Mosquito and vector control districts throughout the State of California work closely with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks.
- Educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups, private industry, and government agencies, in order to meet the public’s need for information about West Nile virus, other diseases, and mosquito and vector biology and control.
- Public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other vectors on residential, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile virus and other disease transmission is high, detection of human cases of mosquito- and vector-borne diseases that may otherwise be misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector control agencies where needed.
- Public awareness can result in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in areas where there are no existing controls.
- West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the public’s awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available.
This resolution declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (source)
Blood Centers of California
OPPOSITION: (Verified 4/29/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chávez, Daly, Mathis, Olsen
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/29/16 12:39:28
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Date of Hearing: April 25, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Gordon, Chair
SBPCA Bill Id:SCR 121
Author:(Wieckowski) – As Amended Ver:April 21, 2016
SENATE VOTE:
SUBJECT: West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week
SUMMARY: Declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife.
- In 2015, West Nile virus resulted in 53 human deaths in California and over 783 individuals in 41 counties tested positive for the virus.
- Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors.
- Excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread diseases, reduce enjoyment of both public and private outdoor living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work, reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on the environment.
- The public’s awareness of the health benefits associated with safe, professionally applied mosquito and vector control methods will support these efforts, as well as motivate the state and the public to eliminate mosquito and vector breeding sites on public and private property.
- West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the public's awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SCR 121 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 121
Introduced: 3/28/16
SUBJECT: West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week
SOURCE: Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California
DIGEST:
This resolution declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife.
- Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best management practices on public and private lands, are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors.
- Professional mosquito and vector control based on scientific research has made great advances in safely reducing mosquito and vector populations and the diseases they transmit.
- Established mosquito- and vector-borne diseases, such as plague, Lyme disease, flea-borne typhus, and encephalitis, new and emerging vector-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and babesiosis, and travel-associated mosquito-borne disease threats, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, can cause illness and sometimes death in California.
- Mosquito and vector control districts throughout the State of California work closely with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks.
- Educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups, private industry, and government agencies, in order to meet the public’s need for information about West Nile virus, other diseases, and mosquito and vector biology and control.
- Public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other vectors on residential, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile virus and other disease transmission is high, detection of human cases of mosquito- and vector-borne diseases that may otherwise be misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector control agencies where needed.
- Public awareness can result in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in areas where there are no existing controls.
- West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will increase the public’s awareness of the threat of West Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the educational programs currently available.
This resolution declares the week of April 17, 2016, to April 23, 2016, inclusive, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week in California.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (source)
Blood Centers of California
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/6/16 16:16:30
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Discussed in Hearing
3MIN
Assembly Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
1MIN
Senate Floor
4MIN
Senate Floor
Bill Author
Bill Co-Author(s):