Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HR880: FTD AWARENESS WEEK
Status: In committee, July 1, 2026
Declares September 28 through October 4, 2026 as FTD Awareness Week in the State of Illinois to bring attention to Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) disease.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 7, 2026:
HR0880LRB104 21578 ECR 37016 r HR0880 LRB104 21578 ECR 37016 r HR0880 LRB104 21578 ECR 37016 r HOUSE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, There is a need for statewide awareness of Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) disease and the suffering it causes individuals and communities that bear witness to its effects; and WHEREAS, FTD is an underdiagnosed neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 60,000 people in the United States; the disease is typically found in people aged 21 to 80, with the largest percentage of people affected being under the age of 65; and WHEREAS, FTD can impact behavior, decision-making, personality, language, and/or movement, and the disease has an average life expectancy of seven to 13 years after diagnosis; and WHEREAS, Due to FTD's low estimated prevalence in the U.S., many members of the medical community remain unfamiliar with the disease; and WHEREAS, FTD is frequently misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or a psychiatric condition, such as depression, and it takes a FTD patient about 3.6 years, on average, to get an accurate diagnosis; and HR0880- 2 -LRB104 21578 ECR 37016 r HR0880 - 2 - LRB104 21578 ECR 37016 r HR0880 - 2 - LRB104 21578 ECR 37016 r WHEREAS, There is currently no cure or treatment available to slow the progress of FTD; and WHEREAS, Kara Kirby was diagnosed with a behavioral …
Sponsors
- Adam M. Niemerg (R, 102) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- : Assigned to Public Health Committee
- : Referred to Rules Committee
- : Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
Common questions
- What is HR880?
- HR880 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): FTD AWARENESS WEEK.
- What does HR880 do?
- Declares September 28 through October 4, 2026 as FTD Awareness Week in the State of Illinois to bring attention to Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) disease.
- What is the status of HR880?
- In committee as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR880?
- Adam M. Niemerg (R, 102).
- Where is the official record for HR880?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=880&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114
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