Bill Text: TX HR1467 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing April 18, 2017, as Texas Meningitis Awareness Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-23 - Reported enrolled [HR1467 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR1467-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 1467

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The observance of Texas Meningitis Awareness Day on
April 18, 2017, provides a fitting opportunity to heighten
awareness of this debilitating illness; and
WHEREAS, There are two types of meningitis: bacterial and
viral; bacterial meningitis is a serious, potentially deadly
disease that can progress very quickly; a person may die in a period
of only 8 to 24 hours after contracting the infection; and
WHEREAS, Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the
membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord; each year since
2012, 10 to 12 percent of individuals infected with the disease have
died; and
WHEREAS, The rate of the invasive disease among adolescents
and young adults is higher than those for most other age groups, and
several outbreaks have occurred on college campuses since 2009;
among those who survive meningococcal disease, 20 percent live with
severe health problems; and
WHEREAS, Adolescent vaccination reduces direct costs of the
disease and decreases productivity losses; moreover, vaccination
saves lives and prevents the health problems and disabilities--such
as amputation, brain damage, kidney failure, and epilepsy--caused
by the bacterium; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 18, 2017, as Texas Meningitis
Awareness Day and encourage all Texans to learn more about
vaccination and this deadly disease.
Howard
Straus Goldman Oliverson
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
Alvarado Gooden Parker
Anchia Guerra Paul
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
Bailes Herrero Price
Bell Hinojosa Raney
Bernal Holland Raymond
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
Bohac Hunter Roberts
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
Burrows Kacal Sanford
Button Keough Schaefer
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
Canales King of Parker Schubert
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
Clardy Klick Sheffield
Coleman Koop Shine
Collier Krause Simmons
Cook Kuempel Smithee
Cortez Lambert Springer
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
Craddick Lang Stickland
Cyrier Larson Stucky
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
Darby Leach Thierry
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
Deshotel Martinez Turner
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
Elkins Miller Villalba
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
Fallon Moody Walle
Farrar Morrison White
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Frank Murphy Workman
Frullo Murr Wray
Geren Neave Wu
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1467 was adopted by the House on April
18, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House