BILL ANALYSIS Ó ACR 132 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING ACR 132 (Atkins) As Introduced February 2, 2016 Majority vote ------------------------------------------------------------------ |Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------| |Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, | | | | |Brough, Burke, | | | | |Campos, Cooley, | | | | |Jones, Mullin, | | | | |Rodriguez, Waldron, | | | | |Wood | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUMMARY: Proclaims February 14, 2016, as V-Day to encourage all Californians to become more aware about and prevent violence against women. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)The United Nations found that worldwide one out of every three women will face physical or sexual violence in her lifetime. Violence against women continues to be a serious issue at home ACR 132 Page 2 and around the world. 2)The 2011 California Women's Health Survey found that approximately 40% of women face violence from an intimate partner and that women 18 to 24 years of age are more likely to be victims of violence. 3)Today, a woman is beaten every nine seconds in the United States; one out of every five women in college will be raped or experience an attempted rape; the third leading cause for homelessness is domestic violence. 4)On February 14, 1998, Eve Ensler, the writer of the acclaimed play The Vagina Monologues, established the first V-Day to raise awareness about violence against women and girls; and today, V-Day is a worldwide activist movement. 5)V-Day has raised more than $100 million, has taken place in 200 countries, and has benefited 13,000 community antiviolence programs, and its message has reached more than 1 billion people. Analysis Prepared by: Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002618 ACR 132 Page 3