Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HJ19: Resolution to provide for frontotemporal degeneration awareness week
Status: Passed one chamber, May 6, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana to declare the last full week in september as frontotemporal degeneration awareness week in the state of montana.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA TO DECLARE THE LAST FULL WEEK IN SEPTEMBER AS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. WHEREAS, it is the custom of the Montana Legislature to recognize official weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of conditions that affect the lives of citizens of Montana; and WHEREAS, attendant to such concern, it is the sense of the Montana Legislature to proclaim the last full week of September as Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Awareness Week in the State of Montana, in conjunction with the observance of World FTD Awareness Week; and WHEREAS, FTD is identified in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease as a related dementia and included as a priority in the goals and strategies of the plan to achieve the vision of a nation free of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and WHEREAS, a primary goal of the Montana Alzheimer's and Dementia State Plan is to promote public awareness and understanding of dementia related diseases; and WHEREAS, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) reports that frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a terminal and incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes, causing impairments to speech, personality, behavior, and motor skills, which constitutes a major public health concern; and WHEREAS, it …
Sponsors
- Reavis, James (D, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Filed with Secretary of State
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 34 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 37 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 28, 2025): 78 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 27, 2025): 75 yea, 24 nay, passed
Subjects: General Joint Resolution, Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HJ19?
- HJ19 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Resolution to provide for frontotemporal degeneration awareness week.
- What does HJ19 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana to declare the last full week in september as frontotemporal degeneration awareness week in the state of montana.
- What is the status of HJ19?
- Passed one chamber as of May 6, 2025. Latest action: (H) Filed with Secretary of State (May 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJ19?
- Reavis, James (D, 47).
- Where is the official record for HJ19?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2562
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