HR 60
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Date of Hearing: August 21, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 60 (Gabriel) – As Introduced August 18, 2025
SUBJECT: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
SUMMARY: Declares September 2025 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in California.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Cancer is by far the leading cause of death by disease among children in this country. Many
children in California are afflicted with cancer, experiencing enormous pain and suffering,
and they and their families require extraordinary levels of information and support in their
struggles against this disease.
2) Successful prevention and treatment of many types of childhood cancer has not yet been
achieved. The prevention and treatment of cancer requires a high level of commitment in
order to provide the necessary resources and research.
3) California has many of the world’s finest medical, academic, and commercial institutions,
and must continue as a leader in the fight against this terrible disease.
4) Increased public awareness of this major public health problem is a crucial step toward
finding solutions.
5) Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an important nationwide tool for raising awareness
among governmental officials and the public about the nature and scope of this problem.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800