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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 1519
AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the governor to proclaim the following:
1. February 8 to be Scouting America Day, to commemorate the
anniversary of the day in 1910 the former Boy Scouts of America
was founded, which became Scouting America;
2. February 14 to be Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, to raise
awareness of this genetic condition that often begins in childhood
and causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and
may affect brain, cardiovascular, bone, and skin development;
3. April to be Connecticut Native Plant Month, to recognize the
importance of native plants to the state’s rich biological heritage;
4. April 11 to be Parkinson’s Awareness Day, to raise awareness of
Parkinson’s disease and available treatments for it;
5. April 26 to be Tuskegee Airmen Day, to recognize the significant
contribution of the first African American military fighter pilots
in American history who served during World War II, and whose
impressive performance earned them more than 150
Distinguished Flying Crosses;
6. May to be Brain Tumor Awareness Month, to raise awareness,
educate, and provide information to the public on available
treatments;
7. the first Wednesday in May to be Local Journalism Appreciation
Day, to raise awareness of local journalism’s value;
8. May 5 to be Red Dress Day, to commemorate missing and 2025SB-01519-R000656-BA.DOCX
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murdered indigenous women and children;
9. May 10 to be Dystonia Awareness Day, to raise awareness of
dystonia which causes muscles to contract involuntarily, and
available treatments for it;
10. May 13 to May 19 to be Face Equity Week, and May 19 to be Face
Equity Day, to recognize those with craniofacial abnormalities;
11. June 1 to be Barber Recognition Day, to honor barbers in the state;
12. June 12 to be National Women Veterans’ Recognition Day, to
recognize the significant contributions of women who bravely
and honorably served in the U.S. armed forces;
13. June 27 to be Connecticut Microbiome Day, to (a) recognize
microbiome therapeutics’ role in combatting diseases; (b)
celebrate Connecticut microbiome research achievements; (c)
recognize and raise awareness of the role human, animal, and
environmental microbiomes have on health; and (d) encourage
students and the public to learn more about the human
microbiome’s impacts;
14. July to be Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month, to raise awareness
of this condition’s symptoms and treatment options and improve
health outcomes for women;
15. July 12 to be Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day,
to acknowledge state residents who received the Medal of Honor
for their courage and sacrifices;
16. the third Saturday of September to be Lobster Roll Day;
17. October 15 to be Varian Fry Day, to remember the late
Connecticut resident Varian Fry’s heroic deeds in Marseille,
France from 1940 to 1941, where he rescued more than 1,500
refugees, many of whom were Jewish, from the Nazis;
18. November as Veterans’ Month, to recognize the service and 2025SB-01519-R000656-BA.DOCX
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sacrifice of individuals who have served in the armed forces to
protect the United States and Connecticut;
19. November as Epilepsy Awareness Month, to raise awareness of
the associated presentation and available treatments for it; and
20. the 15th day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar
as Diwali, to celebrate this festival of lights.
Under the bill, suitable observance exercises may be held in the state
capitol and elsewhere as the governor designates.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Government Administration and Elections Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 18 Nay 1 (03/26/2025)