BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SR 26| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SR 26 Author: Runner (R) Introduced:5/11/15 Vote: Majority SUBJECT: Womens Lung Health Week SOURCE: American Lung Association Lung Force DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the second full week in May 2015 as Women's Lung Health Week. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)Every five minutes, a woman in the United States is told she has lung cancer. 2)Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of women in the United States, having surpassed breast cancer in 1987. Lung cancer death rate in women has more than doubled over the past 37 years. 3)Women are disproportionately burdened with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, compared to men in terms of illness and death. SR 26 Page 2 4)Advocacy and increased awareness will result in more and better treatment for women with lung cancer, COPD, asthma, and other lung diseases and will ultimately save lives. 5)LUNG FORCE is the national movement led by the American Lung Association with the mission of making lung cancer and lung disease history by uniting women to stand together with collective strength and determination to lead the fight against lung cancer and for lung health. This resolution recognizes the second full week in May 2015 as Women's Lung Health Week, and commends the many residents and organizations throughout the State of California that continue to promote the awareness, detection, and treatment of lung cancer and all lung disease. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified 5/14/15) American Lung Association (co-source) Lung Force (co-source) OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/14/15) None received SR 26 Page 3 Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520 5/14/15 9:20:06 **** END ****