HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3509        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1897

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Colleen M. Garry

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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 including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/16/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3509        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1897

By Miss Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1897) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to require the screening of newborns for Krabbe Disease and other lysomal storage disorders.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1167 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 110A of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, , is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ phenylketonuria ,” in line 2, the following words:-  Krabbe Leukodystrophy and other lysomal storage disorders, “