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OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 5498 (as amended by House “A”)*
AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS, A
SHELTER PET AS THE STATE PET AND THE LOLLIPOP AS THE
STATE CANDY.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the governor to annually proclaim the following:
1. the first week of May to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week,
to raise public awareness of this neurological involuntary
movement disorder and available treatments for it;
2. June 13 to be Albinism Awareness Day, to raise public awareness
of albinism;
3. the month of June to be Women Veterans Month, in recognition
of the service provided by women veterans;
4. the month of June to be Pride Month, to commemorate the events
that occurred in June 1969 and recognize the legacy and
contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
queer rights movement and generations of activists who fought
valiantly to promote dignity, equality, and greater visibility for
the LGBTQ community;
5. the month of September to be Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,
to raise public awareness of ovarian cancer and available
treatments for it;
6. the month of September to be Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Awareness Month, to raise public awareness of polycystic ovary
syndrome and available treatments for it;
7. September 7 to be Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness
Day, to raise public awareness of this rare genetic disease that 2022HB-05498-R01-BA.DOCX
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causes progressive muscular degeneration and weakness and
available treatments for it;
8. September 14 to be Free Enterprise Day, to recognize the
contributions that free enterprise has made to the state’s
economy; and
9. September 17 to be Constitution Day, to commemorate the
formation and signing of the United States Constitution.
Under the bill, suitable observance exercises may be held in the state
capitol and elsewhere as the governor designates.
The bill establishes (1) the state pet as a shelter pet and (2) the state
candy as the lollipop. It also makes a technical correction.
*House Amendment “A” designates the month of June as Pride
month and makes technical changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2022, except the provisions
establishing the state pet and state candy are effective upon passage.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Government Administration and Elections Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 19 Nay 0 (03/29/2022)