SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1425 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1872
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Eric P. Lesser
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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 May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire |
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Diana DiZoglio | First Essex | 1/25/2019 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/7/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1425 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1872
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1872) of Eric P. Lesser, Diana DiZoglio, Joanne M. Comerford, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to designate May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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 designating May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day.
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. Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 15BBBBBB, the following section:-
Section 15CCCCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May 6th as Moyamoya Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the occurrence of this rare neurovascular condition seen in children and adults in which the walls of the internal carotid arteries become thickened and narrowed resulting in reduced blood flow and an increased risk of transient ischemic attacks and strokes, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.