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          Date of Hearing:   June 7, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 SCR 75 (Blakeslee) - As Introduced:  March 14, 2012

           SENATE VOTE :   35-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares the month of May 2012 to be Viral Hepatitis 
          Awareness Month in California.   Specifically,  this resolution  
          makes the following legislative findings: 

          1)Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are the leading causes of primary 
            liver cancer, one of the most deadly forms of cancer; and, 
            liver disease and liver cancer are among the eight most common 
            causes of death in California.

          2)The majority of California residents with chronic hepatitis C 
            infection and hepatitis B infection do not know that they are 
            infected; and, there is a vaccine for the prevention of 
            hepatitis B, which is the first proven, low-cost vaccination 
            against any form of cancer made available to Americans.

          3)Hepatitis awareness education campaigns and accessible 
            screening for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, along with 
            appropriate treatment, can reduce the financial, physical and 
            emotional damage to individuals and to our community.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 









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