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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 6 THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY
  5. Section 15EEEEEEE Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day

Section 15EEEEEEE

Section 15EEEEEEE: Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day

[ Text of section added by 2025, 32, effective December 17, 2025.]

  Section 15EEEEEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day in recognition of the thousands of individuals impacted by Machado-Joesph Disease in the commonwealth and the need for increased public recognition, support and awareness of this neurodegenerative, hereditary disorder that disproportionately affects families of Portuguese-Azorean descent.