Bill Text: OH SB199 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: To designate October 13 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-31)

Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Effective Date [SB199 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-SB199-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

S. B. No. 199

Senator Smith 

Cosponsors: Senators Obhof, Skindell, Wagoner, Tavares, Sawyer, Hughes, Seitz, Beagle, Cafaro, Brown, Bacon, Balderson, Burke, Coley, Eklund, Faber, Gentile, Hite, Jones, Kearney, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Niehaus, Oelslager, Peterson, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Turner 

Representatives Fende, Antonio, Barnes, Carney, Duffey, Gardner, Garland, Hackett, Johnson, Sears, Smith 

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A BILL

To enact section 5.2267 of the Revised Code to

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designate October 13 as Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Awareness Day.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 5.2267 of the Revised Code be enacted	4
to read as follows:	5

Sec. 5.2267. The thirteenth day of October is designated as	6
"Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day" to raise public awareness	7
and understanding of breast cancer that has spread through the	8
bloodstream to other parts of the body.	9

Section 2. In declaring October 13 "Metastatic Breast Cancer	10
Awareness Day," the General Assembly recognizes that breast cancer	11
remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American	12
women and that the risk of breast cancer may be reduced through	13
healthy lifestyle choices. The General Assembly considers public	14
awareness of this devastating disease to be vitally important to	15
increase early detection and reduce the loss of life to metastatic	16
breast cancer. Further, the General Assembly commends the efforts	17
of Ohio's scientists and health professionals in developing new	18
technologies and treatments for metastatic breast cancer and	19
encourages them to continue these efforts and their search for a	20
cure for this aggressive disease.	21