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ACR-39 • 2026

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Ramos
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 60, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact actions or encouragement for educational programs, events, and activities.

California's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month

This resolution designates May 2025 as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the month of May 2025 in California as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of California

Terms To Know

Indigenous People
Native American tribes or communities that have lived in a region for many generations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not provide specific funding for awareness activities.
  • The resolution does not create new laws but sets aside a month to focus on an important issue.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 60, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-05-13 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:30 p.m.

  3. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1475.).

  4. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 889.)

  6. 2025-04-22 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-04-03 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Amended and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  9. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  10. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 916.)

  11. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  12. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 24).

  13. 2025-03-03 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

ACR 39, Ramos.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
This measure would designate the month of May 2025 as California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

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