An Act relative to Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/19/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 9/18/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 9/18/2025 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/18/2025 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 9/18/2025 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 8/7/2025 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/3/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/7/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J25 | Favorable | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S29 | Place in OD | 1 entries |
Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the Official 2022 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 15ZZZZZZ, the following section: Section AAAAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation designating July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day in recognition of the thousands of individuals impacted by the hereditary Machado-Joseph Disease in Massachusetts and the need for increased public recognition, support, and awareness of this neurodegenerative disorder that disproportionately affects families of Portuguese-Azorean descent.
Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the Official 2022 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 15ZZZZZZ, the following section: Section AAAAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation designating July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day in recognition of the thousands of individuals impacted by the hereditary Machado-Joseph Disease in Massachusetts and the need for increased public recognition, support, and awareness of this neurodegenerative disorder that disproportionately affects families of Portuguese-Azorean descent.