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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 46
Author: Bates (R), et al.
Amended: 5/26/15
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR: 36-0, 5/4/15
AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Block, Cannella, De León,
Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Hall, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill,
Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire,
Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen,
Nielsen, Pan, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Hancock, Pavley
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 5/26/15
SUBJECT: Arthritis Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution proclaims the month of May 2015 as
Arthritis Awareness Month.
Assembly Amendments added coauthors.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Arthritis is a chronic health problem that is the nation's
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leading cause of physical disability among Americans and is
most common among people with multiple chronic conditions. It
includes more than 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that
affect joints, tissues that surround joints, and other
connective tissue.
2)Arthritis affects an estimated 52.5 million American adults
living with some form of doctor-diagnosed arthritis,
representing 22.7% of adults in the United States. An
estimated 300,000 children under 18 years of age have a form
of arthritis or rheumatic condition, representing
approximately 1 in every 250 children in the United States.
By the year 2030, an estimated 67 million adults 18 years of
age and older will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
3)In California, there are more than 5.9 million people living
with arthritis, including 38,000 children. Among working age
adults with arthritis in California, 43% have some work
limitations due to their arthritis.
4)Arthritis costs the United States economy more than $128
billion each year -$81 billion in direct medical care costs
and $47 billion in indirect costs.
This resolution proclaims the month of May 2015 as Arthritis
Awareness Month, and appreciates the efforts of the Arthritis
Foundation to seek access to care for all Californians.
Prior Legislation
ACR 123 (Harkey, Resolution Chapter 45, Statutes of 2014)
proclaimed May 2014 as Arthritis Awareness Month.
SCR 37 (Beall, Resolution Chapter 51, Statutes of 2013)
proclaimed May 2013 as Arthritis Awareness Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified5/27/15)
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Arthritis Foundation (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified5/27/15)
None received
Prepared by:Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/27/15 11:37:44
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