SPONSOR: Ealy
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Special Committee on Tourism by a vote of 11 to 0.
This bill designates May 8th of each year as "Amyloidosis Awareness Day" in Missouri.
This bill is the same as HB 2591 (2024).
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this bill had bipartisan support last year. This holiday will be the same day as the Federal holiday. This bill will help raise Amyloidosis Awareness which can help doctors diagnose it better in the future.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Ealy; Arnie Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: