SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SR 30
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Bill No: SR 30
Author: Archuleta (D)
Introduced: 4/24/23
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution proclaims the week of May 7, 2023, as Tardive
Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Many people with serious mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder,
major depression, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, or
gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroparesis, nausea, and vomiting, may
be treated with medications that work as dopamine receptor blocking agents
(DRBAs), including antipsychotics.
2) While ongoing treatment with these medications can be necessary, prolonged
use can also lead to Tardive Dyskinesia (TD), an involuntary movement
disorder that is characterized by uncontrollable, abnormal, and repetitive
movements of the face, torso, or other body parts.
3) It is estimated that TD affects approximately 600,000 people in the United
States and approximately 70 percent of people with TD remain undiagnosed,
making it important to raise awareness about the symptoms and impact of TD
because even mild symptoms of TD can have physical, social, and emotional
consequences.
4) It is important for people taking DRBA medication to be monitored for TD.
Regular screening for TD in these patients is recommended by the American
Psychiatric Association. linical research has led to the availability of two
treatments for adults with TD by the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
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This resolution proclaims the week of May 7, 2023, as Tardive Dyskinesia
Awareness Week, and encourages everyone in the United States to become better
informed about, and aware of, Tardive Dyskinesia.
Related/Prior Legislation
The following are the most recent measures relating to Tardive Dyskinesia
Awareness Week:
 SR 67 (Archuleta, 2022) – adopted by the Senate on May 9, 2022.
 SR 20 (Archuleta, 2021) – adopted by the Senate on May 3, 2021.
 SR 73 (Archuleta, 2020) – adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2020.
 SR 35 (Archuleta, 2019) – adopted by the Senate on May 6, 2019.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 5/1/23)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/1/23)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/3/23 14:43:02
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