HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 424        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2709

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian M. Ashe

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act designating the last day of February as Rare Disease Day in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/13/2015

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/19/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/3/2015

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/26/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/24/2015

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/22/2015

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/4/2015

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/2/2015

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

1/21/2015

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/4/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/30/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/22/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/4/2015

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

1/21/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/2/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/29/2015

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

1/28/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/21/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/28/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 424        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2709

By Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2709) of Brian M. Ashe and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor designating the last day of February as rare disease day.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2774 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act designating the last day of February as Rare Disease Day in the Commonwealth.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15OOOOO, inserted by chapter 238 of the acts of 2012, the following section:—

15PPPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the last day of February as Rare Disease Day recommending its observance by the public to increase public awareness of rare diseases which affect millions of Americans resulting in special challenges encountered by patients and their families as well as the impact upon medical professionals, researchers, educators and others who serve the rare disease community and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.