HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 330        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1650

 

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

1/11/2017

Kate D. Campanale

17th Worcester

2/3/2017

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

2/2/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/30/2017

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/18/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

1/17/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/13/2017

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/31/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/18/2017

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/30/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/13/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/1/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/17/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/13/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/20/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 330        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1650

By Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1650) 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. 2709 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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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.