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Measure SR 14
Authors Cervantes  
Principle Coauthors: Rubio  
Coauthors: Caballero   Limón   Reyes   Wahab  
Subject None
Relating To
Title Relative to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-30
State Enrolled
Status Passed
Active? Y
Vote Required None
Appropriation None
Fiscal Committee None
Local Program None
Substantive Changes None
Urgency None
Tax Levy None
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2025-04-28     Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 914.)
2025-04-09     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-08     Read third time and amended.
2025-04-08     Ordered to second reading.
2025-03-25     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-03-24     Read third time and amended.
2025-03-24     Ordered to second reading.
2025-02-05     From committee: Ordered to third reading.
2025-01-29     Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
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Enrolled     2025-04-30
Amended Senate     2025-04-08
Amended Senate     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-01-29
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					 That the Senate recognizes April 30, 2025, as Denim Day in California and encourages everyone to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and never an invitation to commit, rape; and be it further
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					 That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. 
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Last Version Text Digest 1.0" ?> 20250SR__001496ENR 96 INTRODUCED 2025-01-29 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-03-24 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-04-08 PASSED_SENATE 2025-04-28 ENROLLED 2025-04-30 2025 0 SR 14 ENR Introduced by Senator Cervantes (Principal coauthor: Senator Rubio) (Coauthors: Senators Caballero, Limón, Reyes, and Wahab) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Cervantes PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Rubio COAUTHOR SENATE Caballero COAUTHOR SENATE Limón COAUTHOR SENATE Reyes COAUTHOR SENATE Wahab Relative to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day. Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day WHEREAS, In 2019, California rape crisis centers provided direct crisis intervention services to 40,039 people and provided community education for 179,061 people; and WHEREAS, People of all genders and ages are victims of sexual assault, and it is estimated that nearly one in two women and one in five men experience sexual violence other than rape throughout their lifetime; and WHEREAS, The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey reports that there are over 22,000,000 survivors of rape throughout the United States, with 2,000,000 of those survivors of rape currently living in the State of California; and WHEREAS, According to ValorCalifornia, at least an estimated 1,000,000 California residents are known to be sexually assaulted each year; and WHEREAS, Rape and sexual assault impact people of all racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds; and WHEREAS, People of all genders and ages suffer multiple types of sexual violence, including acquaintance rape, stranger rape, sexual assault by an intimate partner, gang rape, incest, serial rape, sexual harassment, child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and stalking; and WHEREAS, In addition to the immediate physical and emotional costs, sexual assault survivors too frequently suffer from severe and long-lasting consequences, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, major depression, homelessness, eating disorders, low self-esteem, and suicide; and WHEREAS, The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified sexual assault as a significant, costly, and preventable health issue; and WHEREAS, A coalition of rape crisis centers and their allies continues to directly confront this crisis with the cooperation of community advocates, health care providers, institutions of higher education, law enforcement, and other allied professionals from California’s diverse communities; and WHEREAS, It is our responsibility to support all rape survivors by treating them with dignity, compassion, and respect; and WHEREAS, It is important to recognize the compassion and dedication of the individuals involved in this effort, applaud their commitment to foster healing, and increase public understanding of this significant problem; and WHEREAS, It is important to recognize the strength, courage, and challenges of the victims and survivors of sexual assault and their families and friends as they struggle to cope with the reality of sexual assault; and WHEREAS, It is important to recognize that not all victims of sexual assault survive, either at the time of the assault or later, due to the horrific long-term trauma that sexual assault often inflicts upon victims; and WHEREAS, There are rape prevention and education efforts underway throughout California to challenge the societal myths and behaviors that perpetuate rape and to engage communities in a common goal of ending sexual assault; and WHEREAS, It is crucial to hold perpetrators responsible for sexual attacks, and to prevent sexual violence at every opportunity; and WHEREAS, In 1998, the Italian Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman after the court determined that, “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex”; and WHEREAS, Enraged by the court decision, within a matter of hours, the women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing jeans to work; and WHEREAS, Nations and states throughout the world have followed the lead of the Italian Parliament by designating their own “Denim Day” to raise public awareness about rape and sexual assault; and WHEREAS, Harmful attitudes about rape and sexual assault allow these crimes to persist and allow survivors to be revictimized through victim-blaming attitudes and sometimes unresponsive government systems; and WHEREAS, California is a national leader in promoting victim-centered approaches within the judicial, criminal justice, medical, rape crisis, and health communities; and WHEREAS, In 2021, California joined the States of New Hampshire and Florida in fulfilling the promise of Denim Day by approving and enacting Assembly Bill 939 (Chapter 529 of the Statutes of 2021), which prohibits a survivor’s manner of dress from serving as evidence of consent in sexual assault cases; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate recognizes the month of April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and be it further Resolved, That the Senate recognizes April 30, 2025, as Denim Day in California and encourages everyone to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and never an invitation to commit, rape; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.