By: Villalba, Anchia (Senate Sponsor - Watson) H.B. No. 369
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2015;
May 6, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 13, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 13, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating May 24 as Lung Cancer Awareness Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.061 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.061. LUNG CANCER AWARENESS DAY. (a) May 24 is Lung
Cancer Awareness Day to encourage residents of this state to learn
about:
(1) the prevalence of lung cancer;
(2) the statistical risks of developing the disease,
including behaviors that increase the risk of developing the
disease;
(3) ways to increase early diagnosis and treatment of
the disease; and
(4) ways to reduce the prevalence of the disease.
(b) Lung Cancer Awareness Day shall be regularly observed by
appropriate programs and activities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.
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