Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SR1001: lung cancer awareness month
Status: In committee, June 12, 2026
SR1001 - lung cancer awareness month
What the bill says
A resolution designating november 2026 as lung cancer awareness month in Arizona.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A RESOLUTION designating november 2026 as lung cancer awareness month in Arizona. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Whereas, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women in the United States, accounting for more deaths than colon cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer combined; and Whereas, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States; and Whereas, one in 15 men and one in 17 women in the United States will develop lung cancer during their lifetimes; and Whereas, in 2021, an estimated 235,760 individuals in the United States were diagnosed with lung cancer and an estimated 131,880 individuals died from the disease; and Whereas, lung cancer incidence is decreasing twice as fast in men as it is in women. Each year more women die from lung cancer than breast cancer and, by 2035, more women will die from lung cancer than men; and Whereas, lung cancer in never-smokers is the seventh leading cause of cancer-related death and accounts for 17,000 to 26,000 deaths in the United States every year. Sixty to 70 percent of never-smokers diagnosed with lung cancer are women, and the proportion of lung cancers diagnosed in never-smokers is increasing in the United States; and Whereas, the five-year survival rate for localized lung cancer is around 59 percent, …
Sponsors
- Alston, Lela (D, SD-005) · primary sponsor
- Connolly, Janeen (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is SR1001?
- SR1001 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): lung cancer awareness month.
- What does SR1001 do?
- In its own words: A resolution designating november 2026 as lung cancer awareness month in Arizona.
- What is the status of SR1001?
- In committee as of June 12, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (June 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR1001?
- Alston, Lela (D, SD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SR1001?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85250/?SessionId=130
Source: official Arizona record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.