Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine HP1466: JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 AS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION AWARENESS WEEK
Status: Introduced, February 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX _____ JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 AS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION AWARENESS WEEK WHEREAS, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration reports that frontotemporal degeneration is a terminal and incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes, causing impairments to speech, personality, behavior and motor skills, and that it takes an average of 3.6 years from the start of symptoms to get an accurate diagnosis, with an average life expectancy of 7 to 13 years after the start of symptoms; and WHEREAS, frontotemporal degeneration may strike people between the ages of 21 and 80, with the largest percentage of those affected being between 45 and 64, and is the most common form of dementia for people under 60 years of age, rendering people in the prime of life unable to work or function normally; and WHEREAS, frontotemporal degeneration imposes average annual costs associated with care and living with the disease that are approximately double those of Alzheimer's disease and is identified in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease as a related dementia and included as part of the vision of a nation free of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and WHEREAS, it is imperative that there be greater awareness of this serious disease, and …
Sponsors
- James Dill (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- Amy Arata (R, 104)
- Dean Cray (R, 69)
- Allison Hepler (D, 49)
- Roberts, Tiffany (D, 149)
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
- : READ and ADOPTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Common questions
- What is HP1466?
- HP1466 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 AS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION AWARENESS WEEK.
- What is the status of HP1466?
- Introduced as of February 10, 2026. Latest action: READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. (February 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HP1466?
- James Dill (D, 26), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HP1466?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=0&snum=132
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