Rep. Paul J Cook

Co-sponsor HR 39

Passed · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to Suicide Prevention Month.

Passed Aug 30, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 79

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to the Honorable Jenny Oropeza Memorial Highway.

This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 1 in the County of Los Angeles as the Honorable Jenny Oropeza Memorial Overcrossing. This measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering those costs, to erect those signs.

Signed into law Aug 29, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 126

Signed into law · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America.

This measure would request that the Department of Transportation erect informational signs on State Highway Route 210 in the County of Los Angeles directing motorists to the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.

Signed into law Aug 28, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 35

Passed · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to anti-Semitism.

Passed Aug 28, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 96

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to Philippine Independence Day.

This measure would recognize June 12, 2012, as the 114th Anniversary of Philippine Independence, and would call upon the people of the state to observe the month of June with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.

Signed into law Aug 24, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SCR 82

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to California veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan.

This measure would commemorate and honor the service and sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who supported the operations in Iraq, and their families, as the official combat mission in Iraq draws to a close. This measure would encourage mayors and communities across the State of California to honor veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan on November 11, 2012, in Veterans Day parades, ceremonies, and other displays of our state's gratitude for their service and sacrifice. This measure would also request that the Department of General Services work with appropriate 3rd parties to advise and oversee the creation of a memorial for the California veterans who fought and served in Iraq and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the design, construction, and maintenance costs and ensuring that the memorial is in the best interest of the State Capitol Park, erect that memorial, in accordance with California law, in the State Capitol Park. This measure would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation authorizing the creation of a larger memorial commemorating and thanking those who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Signed into law Aug 24, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 109

Signed into law · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to Rare Disease Day.

This measure would proclaim February 29, 2012, as Rare Disease Day in California.

Signed into law Aug 21, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 40

Passed · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to women in sports.

Passed Aug 21, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor ACR 101

Signed into law · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

This measure would designate the month of February 2012 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and would encourage all Californians to observe Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with appropriate programs and activities that raise awareness about teen dating violence and promote healthy teen relationships in their communities.

Signed into law Aug 21, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 150

Signed into law · California House · Co-sponsor

Relative to Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Week.

This measure would declare the week of June 4, 2012, to June 10, 2012, inclusive, as Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Week.

Signed into law Aug 21, 2012 1 co-sponsor