Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HCR4: MYOSITIS AWARENESS MONTH
Status: Passed both chambers, September 22, 2026
Proclaiming May 2026 as Myositis Awareness Month.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATEOFALASKA THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No. SCS HCR 4(HSS) 37 Proclaiming May 2026 as Myositis Awareness Month. _______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS nearly one in 10 Americans has a rare disease, and residents of the state are among those affected by myositis and other rare diseases; and WHEREAS idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, collectively referred to as myositis, are rare, chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting diseases, can cause debilitating muscle inflammation, pain, fatigue, and trouble swallowing, and can result in myositis-associated interstitial lung disease; and WHEREAS more research is needed to identify the causes of myositis and modes of treatment for the myositis group of diseases, including anti-melanoma differentiationassociated gene 5 dermatomyositis, antisynthetase syndrome, dermatomyositis, juvenile myositis, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, inclusion body myositis, and polymyositis; and WHEREAS, because myositis is difficult to diagnose, treatment is often delayed, and individuals who have myositis often experience difficulty finding a health care provider with expertise in the disease; and WHEREAS individuals who suffer from myositis experience a reduced quality of life -1- Enrolled HCR 4 and a shortened life expectancy from complications related to myositis, especially those with inclusion body myositis, and no cure has been found; and WHEREAS The Myositis Association is the leading international patient advocacy organization serving the myositis community, with a focus on patient …
Sponsors
- Dan Saddler (R, HD-024) · primary sponsor
- Andi Story (D, HD-034)
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 37
- : (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 A1
- : (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- : (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 16
- : (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
- : (S) VERSION: SCS HCR 4(HSS)
- : (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- : (S) PASSED Y20 N-
Votes
- PASSED (May 20, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- CONCUR AM OF (S) (May 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, failed
- PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION (May 19, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PASSED (May 19, 2025): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PROCLAMATIONS, HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILIES, MEDICAL CARE
Common questions
- What is HCR4?
- HCR4 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): MYOSITIS AWARENESS MONTH.
- What does HCR4 do?
- Proclaiming May 2026 as Myositis Awareness Month.
- What is the status of HCR4?
- Passed both chambers as of September 22, 2026. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 37 (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR4?
- Dan Saddler (R, HD-024), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR4?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HCR 4
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