Bill Text: MN SF361 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Leo's Law; mitochondrial disease awareness week designation

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Governor approval [SF361 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF361-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 104--S.F.No. 361

An act

relating to state government; Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. LEO'S LAW.
This act may be cited as "Leo's Law."

    Sec. 2. [10.595] MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK.
The third full week of September each year is designated Mitochondrial Disease
Awareness Week in Minnesota.
Mitochondria, the power plants in every cell of the body, can be damaged by
genetic defects, drugs, or destructive molecules called free radicals. Such damage leads
to progressive diseases that affect roughly one in 4,000 children in the United States
each year.
During Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, residents of the state are urged to
become better informed about mitochondrial diseases and their impact.
Presented to the governor May 25, 2011
Signed by the governor May 27, 2011, 4:55 p.m.