2013-2014 Bill 3749: Bladder Awareness Month - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 120th Session, 2013-2014 3 4 H. 3749 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Horne, Harrell, Murphy and Erickson 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19927ab13.docx 11 12 Introduced in the House on March 6, 2013 13 Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2013 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on April 9, 2013 15 16 Summary: Bladder Awareness Month 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 3/6/2013 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate ( House Journalpage 9) 23 3/6/2013 Senate Introduced ( Senate Journalpage 6) 24 3/6/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs ( Senate Journalpage 6) 25 3/21/2013 Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs ( Senate Journalpage 24) 26 4/9/2013 Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence ( Senate Journalpage 68) 27 28 29 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 30 31 3/6/2013 32 3/21/2013 33 1 COMMITTEE REPORT 2 March 21, 2013 3 4 H. 3749 5 6 Introduced by Reps. Horne, Harrell, Murphy and Erickson 7 8 S. Printed 3/21/13--S. 9 Read the first time March 6, 2013. 10 11 12 THE COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL AFFAIRS 13 To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3749) to 14 declare May 2013 as “Bladder Cancer Awareness Month” in South 15 Carolina, to promote understanding of the growing risk of bladder 16 cancer in the United States, etc., respectfully 17 REPORT: 18 That they have duly and carefully considered the same and 19 recommend that the same do pass: 20 21 HARVEY S. PEELER, JR. for Committee. 22

[3749-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO DECLARE MAY 2013 AS “BLADDER CANCER 12 AWARENESS MONTH” IN SOUTH CAROLINA, TO 13 PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GROWING RISK OF 14 BLADDER CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES, TO 15 ENCOURAGE RESEARCH IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY 16 TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES AND DEVELOP A CURE FOR 17 THE DISEASE, AND TO COMMEND BOY SCOUT TROOP 2 18 FROM SUMMERVILLE FOR ITS EFFORTS IN THIS 19 ENDEAVOR. 20 21 Whereas, bladder cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the 22 bladder, the internal organ that stores urine, with most bladder 23 cancers presenting as transitional cell carcinomas, beginning in 24 cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder; and 25 26 Whereas, while the exact cause of bladder cancer is uncertain, 27 several factors may make people more likely to develop it, such as 28 cigarette smoking, exposure to chemicals at work, chemotherapy, 29 radiation treatment, and chronic bladder infections; and 30 31 Whereas, the National Cancer Institute estimates that in the United 32 States 72,570 new cases of bladder cancer will be reported in 2013 33 and that 15,210 deaths will result from the disease; and 34 35 Whereas, according to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, 36 although bladder cancer is the fifth leading type of cancer and is a 37 growing type of cancer among women, research for the disease 38 receives little support; and 39 40 Whereas, this winter in South Carolina, Boy Scout Troop 2 from 41 Summerville completed a fiftymile hike to raise funds for bladder

[3749] 3 1 cancer research and awareness of the disease after Joe Justis, one 2 of the Scouts in the troop, lost his grandmother to the disease; and 3 4 Whereas, to underscore the important challenges associated with 5 bladder cancer, the South Carolina General Assembly wishes to 6 recognize May 2013 as “Bladder Cancer Awareness Month” 7 throughout the Palmetto State. Now, therefore, 8 9 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 10 concurring: 11 12 That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this 13 resolution, declare May 2013 as “Bladder Cancer Awareness 14 Month” in South Carolina, promote understanding of the growing 15 risk of bladder cancer in the United States, encourage research in 16 the medical community to identify the causes and develop a cure 17 for the disease, and commend Boy Scout Troop 2 from 18 Summerville for its efforts in this endeavor. 19 20 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to 21 Boy Scout Troop 2 of Summerville, South Carolina. 22 XX 23

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