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By: Oliverson, Miller, Israel |
H.B. No. 1508 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Lucio) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2019; |
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April 16, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 3, 2019, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 3, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating March as Bleeding Disorders Awareness |
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Month. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.112. BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH. (a) |
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March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month to increase awareness |
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of genetic disorders that prevent a person's blood from clotting |
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properly and to encourage: |
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(1) research for treatments and cures of bleeding |
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disorders; and |
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(2) advocacy on behalf of persons with bleeding |
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disorders. |
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(b) Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month may be regularly |
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observed through appropriate activities in communities to increase |
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awareness of bleeding disorders. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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