ACR 133: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
- Session Year: 2023-2024
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2024-05-30
Current Status:
Passed
(2024-05-30: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 69, Statutes of 2024.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
What does this bill do?
This resolution names May 2024 as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month to highlight the crisis affecting Native American and Alaska Native people in the state. It also urges the Governor to declare a state of emergency to focus attention and resources on the problem.
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This measure would designate the month of May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month in California and urge the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people.
This measure would designate the month of May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month in California and urge the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people.
This measure would designate the month of May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month in California. California and urge the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people.
This measure would designate the month of May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month in California.
WHEREAS, In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center; and
WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women between 15 and 24 years of age; and
WHEREAS, According to a study entitled Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known, conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate; and
WHEREAS, The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75 percent of native people living in urban cities; and
WHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:
(1)In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.
(2)The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
(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 return missing and endangered indigenous people to their homes; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 44 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 2024 as Californias Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislature urges the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people as was done by the Yurok Tribe on December 17, 2021; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center; and
WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women between 15 and 24 years of age; and
WHEREAS, According to a study entitled Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known, conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate; and
WHEREAS, The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75 percent of native people living in urban cities; and
WHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:
(1)In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.
(2)The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
(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 return missing and endangered indigenous people to their homes; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 44 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 2024 as Californias Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislature urges the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people as was done by the Yurok Tribe on December 17, 2021; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center; and
WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women between the ages of 15 and 24; 15 and 24 years of age; and
WHEREAS, According to a study entitled Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known, conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate; and
WHEREAS, The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75 percent of native people living in urban cities; and
WHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:
(1)In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.
(2)The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
(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 AB Assembly Bill 1314, the Feather Alert, which is a preventative measure that will be utilized to reunify return missing and endangered indigenous person people to their homes; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law AB Assembly Bill 44 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 2024 as Californias Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislature urges the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people as was done by the Yurok Tribe on December 17, 2021; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center; and
WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women between the ages of 15 and 24; and
WHEREAS, According to a study entitled Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known, conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate; and
WHEREAS, The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75 percent of native people living in urban cities; and
WHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:
(1)In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.
(2)The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
(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 AB 1314, the Feather Alert, which is a preventative measure that will be utilized to reunify missing and endangered indigenous person to their homes; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 44 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 2024 as Californias 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.
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Date
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Status
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| May 30, 2024 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 69, Statutes of 2024. |
| May 30, 2024 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m. |
| May 24, 2024 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| May 23, 2024 | Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4185.) |
| May 21, 2024 | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| May 15, 2024 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| May 6, 2024 | In Senate. To Com. on RLS. |
| May 2, 2024 | Adopted and to Senate. (Page 5078.) |
| May 2, 2024 | Coauthors revised. |
| Apr 22, 2024 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Amended. |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jan 25, 2024 | From printer. |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Introduced. To print. |
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| May 23, 2024 | Special Consent ACR133 Ramos et al. | Senate Floor |
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| Apr 22, 2024 | Be adopted. To third reading. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
Passed |
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| California Tribal Business Alliance | ** Support |
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | ACR 133 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 133
Author: Ramos (D), et al.
Amended: 4/4/24 in Assembly
SUBJECT: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST:
This resolution designates the month of May 2024 as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women between the ages of 15 and 24; 15 and 24 years of age.
- According to a study entitled “Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known,” conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas.
- Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate. The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75 percent of native people living in urban cities.
- According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:
- In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.
- The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
- California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities.
- In 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law AB Assembly Bill 1314, the Feather Alert, which is a preventative measure that will be utilized to reunify return missing and endangered indigenous person people to their homes.
- In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law AB Assembly Bill 44 which required 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.
This resolution designates the month of May 2024 as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
Comments
According to the Author, “The devastating issue of MMIP has caused untold tragedy that often becomes long ripples of grief and tragedy. California has the fifth-highest number of MMIP cases in the country. Indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average, and the data shows this issue has only gotten worse as time goes on.”
Related/Prior Legislation
ACR 25 (Ramos, Resolution Chapter 76, Statutes of 2023).
ACR 136 (Ramos, Resolution Chapter 83, Statutes of 2022).
SCR 107 (Skinner, Resolution Chapter 91, Statutes of 2022).
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 5/13/24)
California Tribal Business Alliance
OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/13/24)
None received
Prepared by: Aizenia Randhawa / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/15/24 12:16:01
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ATR Bill Id:ACR 133
Author:(Ramos)
As Amended Ver:April 4, 2024
Majority vote
SUMMARY
Designates the month of May 2024 as California's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Month.
Major Provisions
- In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center.
- According to a study conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas.
- Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate. The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75% of native people living in urban cities.
- According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities, the victims were 18 years of age or younger in 27% of the cases; and, the average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
- California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities.
- According to the most census data, California has the largest population of American Indians, more than any other state in the country.
- In 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1314, the Feather Alert, which is a preventative measure that will be utilized to return missing and endangered indigenous people to their homes.
- In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 44 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.
COMMENTS
According to the Author
The devastating issue of MMIP has caused untold tragedy that often becomes long ripples of grief and tragedy. California has the fifth-highest number of MMIP cases in the country. Indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average, and the data shows this issue has only gotten worse as time goes on.
Arguments in Support
The California Tribal Business Alliance writes in support: "The statistics you present in ACR 133 paint a grim picture of the reality faced by indigenous communities across California. The staggering number of missing and murdered indigenous cases coupled with the alarming rates of homicide among indigenous people, underscores the urgent need for decisive action."
Arguments in Opposition
None on file.
FISCAL COMMENTS
No fiscal impact. This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
VOTES
ASM RULES: 7-0-4
YES: Pacheco, Flora, Friedman, Arambula, Jones-Sawyer, Maienschein, Dixon
ABS, ABST OR NV: Cervantes, Low, Ting, Waldron
UPDATED
VERSION: April 4, 2024
CONSULTANT: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002767
Date of Hearing: April 22, 2024
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:ACR 133 (
Author:Ramos) – As Amended Ver:April 4, 2024
SUBJECT: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
SUMMARY: Designates the month of May 2024 as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center.
- According to a study conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas.
- Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate. The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 75 percent of native people living in urban cities.
- According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities, the victims were 18 years of age or younger in 27 percent of the cases; and, the average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
- California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities.
- According to the most census data, California has the largest population of American Indians, more than any other state in the country.
- In 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1314, the Feather Alert, which is a preventative measure that will be utilized to return missing and endangered indigenous people to their homes.
- In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 44 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.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Tribal Business Alliance
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
Bill Author
Bill Co-Author(s):
