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HOUSE ...No. 1650 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 330 FILED ON: 1/11/2017 HOUSE . No. 1650 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Brian M. Ashe _________________ 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 the last day of February as rare disease day in the Commonwealth. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: Brian M. Ashe 2nd Hampden 1/11/2017 Kate D. Campanale 17th Worcester 2/3/2017 Brendan P. Crighton Third Essex 2/2/2017 Josh S. Cutler 6th Plymouth 1/30/2017 Michael S. Day 31st Middlesex 1/18/2017 Marjorie C. Decker 25th Middlesex 1/24/2017 Geoff Diehl 7th Plymouth 1/17/2017 Sean Garballey 23rd Middlesex 1/13/2017 Denise C. Garlick 13th Norfolk 2/3/2017 Colleen M. Garry 36th Middlesex 1/30/2017 Anne M. Gobi Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and 2/3/2017 Middlesex Paul R. Heroux 2nd Bristol 1/31/2017 Steven S. Howitt 4th Bristol 1/18/2017 Louis L. Kafka 8th Norfolk 1/30/2017 Hannah Kane 11th Worcester 1/13/2017 Kay Khan 11th Middlesex 1/25/2017 Eric P. Lesser First Hampden and Hampshire 2/1/2017 1 of 2 Michael O. Moore Second Worcester 2/2/2017 Mathew Muratore 1st Plymouth 1/17/2017 Denise Provost 27th Middlesex 1/13/2017 David M. Rogers 24th Middlesex 2/3/2017 Timothy R. Whelan 1st Barnstable 1/20/2017 2 of 2 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 330 FILED ON: 1/11/2017 HOUSE . No. 1650 By Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1650) of Brian M. Ashe and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor designating the last day of February as rare disease day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 2709 OF 2015-2016.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court (2017-2018) _______________ An Act designating the last day of February as rare disease day in the Commonwealth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15OOOOO, 2 inserted by chapter 238 of the acts of 2012, the following section:— 3 15PPPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the last day of 4 February as Rare Disease Day recommending its observance by the public to increase public 5 awareness of rare diseases which affect millions of Americans resulting in special challenges 6 encountered by patients and their families as well as the impact upon medical professionals, 7 researchers, educators and others who serve the rare disease community and recommending that 8 said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people. 1 of 1.
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