HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1162        FILED ON: 2/1/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3211

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tram T. Nguyen

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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:

Date Added:

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/1/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/5/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/5/2021

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/9/2021

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/11/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/24/2021

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

2/26/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1162        FILED ON: 2/1/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3211

By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3211) of Tram T. Nguyen and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart May 6th as Moyamoya awareness day.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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.