SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SR 43
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 43
Author: Becker (D)
Introduced: 5/12/25
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Myositis Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution observes the month of May 2025 as Myositis
Awareness Month in California, and encourages all citizens of California to come
together, learn more about all the forms of myositis and its symptoms, and support
the families in our community who will benefit from greater awareness of these
rare diseases.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, collectively referred to as myositis, are
rare, chronic, autoimmune muscle wasting diseases.
2) Myositis often features debilitating muscle inflammation and other symptoms,
including pain, fatigue, and trouble swallowing. Myositis can result in myositis-
associated interstitial lung disease.
3) All who suffer with myositis experience reduced quality of life, especially as no
cure has been found and life expectancy is shortened, especially for those with
inclusion body myositis.
4) Myositis is difficult to diagnose, so treatment is often delayed, and individuals
generally experience difficulty finding a health care provider with expertise in
their condition.
5) More research is needed to identify the causes of, and modes of treatments for,
the myositis group of diseases, including anti-MDA5 autoantibody positive
myositis, anti-synthetase syndrome, dermatomyositis, juvenile dermatomyositis,
immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy, inclusion body myositis, and
polymyositis.
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6) The Myositis Association is the leading international patient advocacy
organization serving the myositis community, focusing on patient services,
education, research, and public awareness, so as to achieve a world without
myositis.
This resolution observes the month of May 2025 as Myositis Awareness Month in
California, and encourages all citizens of California to come together, learn more
about all the forms of myositis and its symptoms, and support the families in our
community who will benefit from greater awareness of these rare diseases.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 5/21/25)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/21/25)
None received
Prepared by: Hunter Flynn / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/21/25 15:50:34
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