By: Fierro (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 53

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021; April 21, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 20, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2021, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.114 to read as follows:

Sec. 662.114. PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH. (a) April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month to increase awareness of Parkinson's disease and to encourage people to learn about the signs, symptoms, and treatment options for Parkinson's disease.

(b) Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month may be regularly observed through appropriate programs and activities to increase awareness of Parkinson's disease.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

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