HR463: HR463 Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month; month of March; designate

Autoimmune diseases affect thousands of Georgians, and the resolution notes they disproportionately impact women and people of color while public awareness stays low. This resolution responds by formally designating March each year as Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month in Georgia. The resolution encourages state, county, and municipal officials, businesses, and citizens to take part in programs and activities during March that build awareness and education about autoimmune diseases. It also asks the Governor to issue an annual proclamation recognizing the month and calling on Georgians to observe it. Finally, it directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Governor Brian Kemp and the public and press.

• Designates March of each year as Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month in the State of Georgia.
• Encourages state, county, and municipal government officials and departments, businesses, and citizens to participate in awareness and education activities each March.
• Respectfully requests the Governor to issue an annual proclamation recognizing March as Autoimmune Awareness Month.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor and the public and press.

The resolution touches state, county, and municipal government officials and departments, businesses, and the general public, who are encouraged to participate in awareness activities. It also directly involves the Governor, who is asked to issue an annual proclamation, and the Clerk of the House.

While the resolution creates no new laws, funding, or requirements, it formally signals state recognition of autoimmune diseases, which the resolution says disproportionately affect women and people of color, potentially encouraging public education efforts and annual gubernatorial proclamations.

• Item (1) designates March of each year as Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month in Georgia.
• Item (2) encourages government officials, businesses, and citizens to participate in awareness and education programs each March.
• Item (3) requests the Governor annually proclaim March as Autoimmune Awareness Month and call on residents to observe it.
• The final resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to Governor Brian Kemp and the public and press.

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• Sylvia Baker (D, HD-064)Primary sponsor
• Patty Stinson (D, HD-150)
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Rhonda Taylor (D, HD-092)
• Karen Bennett (D, HD-094)
• Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)

• autoimmune disease
• public health awareness
• health equity
• state proclamations