SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1074 FILED ON: 2/10/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2074
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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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James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 3/1/2021 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1074 FILED ON: 2/10/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2074
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2074) of Eric P. Lesser and James B. Eldridge for legislation to designate May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1872 OF 2019-2020.]
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 2018 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 15IIIIII, the following section:-
Section 15JJJJJJ. 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.