Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan SR136: A resolution to designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Status: Passed both chambers, September 9, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution to designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
From the enrolled text, September 9, 2026:
A resolution to designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Whereas, According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, an estimated 15,780 children between the ages of birth through 19 are diagnosed with cancer each year; andâ ̄ Whereas, In 2026, an estimated 15,340 cases will be diagnosed; and Whereas, This year in the United States, approximately 1,820 children and adolescents between the ages of birth through 19 are expected to die from cancer, translating to a population mortality rate of roughly 2.1 deaths per 100,000 youth; and Whereas, Our goal is to increase awareness about childhood cancer which is the leading cause of death by disease for children; andâ ̄ Whereas, We honor the extraordinary resilience, courage, and strength of those whom this harmful disease has affected; andâ ̄ Whereas, Childrenâs cancer affects all ethnic, gender, and socio-economic groups; andâ ̄ Whereas, There are more than 13 major types of pediatric cancers and over 200 subtypes; and Whereas, In the United States, the most common types of cancer diagnosed among children and adolescents were leukemias, malignant brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors, lymphomas, epithelial neoplasms and melanomas, soft tissue tumors, malignant germ cell tumors, and bone tumors; and Whereas, Since the mid-1970s, significant advancements have been made in the fight against childhood cancer. Due to major treatment …
Sponsors
- Geiss, Erika (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Cherry, John (D, 27)
- Damoose, John (R, 37)
- McMorrow, Mallory (D, 8)
- Moss, Jeremy (D, 7)
- Albert, Thomas (R, 18)
- Anthony, Sarah (D, 21)
- Bayer, Rosemary (D, 13)
- Brinks, Winnie (D, 29)
- Bumstead, Jon (R, 32)
- Camilleri, Darrin (D, 4)
- Cavanagh, Mary (D, 6)
Latest actions
- : ADOPTED
- : RULES SUSPENDED
- : INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS
Common questions
- What is SR136?
- SR136 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): A resolution to designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
- What does SR136 do?
- In its own words: A resolution to designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
- What is the status of SR136?
- Passed both chambers as of September 9, 2026. Latest action: ADOPTED (September 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR136?
- Geiss, Erika (D, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR136?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-SR-0136
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