Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LR499: Recognize the month of May 2026 as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Status: Passed both chambers, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LR499 LR499 2026 2026 ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 499 Introduced by Bostar, 29. WHEREAS, asthma and allergies of all kinds affect millions in the United States every year; and WHEREAS, nearly twenty million people in the United States currently have asthma, and of those people over one hundred thousand adults and children reside in Nebraska; and WHEREAS, skin allergies, seasonal allergies, and food allergies affect over one hundred million people, of which more than eighty-two million are diagnosed with seasonal allergies; and WHEREAS, asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among children and is the leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due to a chronic disease among children; and WHEREAS, one million individuals visit emergency departments because of asthma's effects each year; and WHEREAS, the total annual economic cost for asthma in the United States is close to one hundred fifteen billion dollars, for nasal allergies it is more than three million dollars, and for food allergies it is nearly four hundred billion dollars; and WHEREAS, individuals from minority communities in the United States face the highest burden of asthma; and WHEREAS, children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases; and WHEREAS, people with asthma and food allergies need access to affordable health …
Sponsors
- Eliot Bostar (NP, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : President/Speaker signed
- : Adopted
- : Laid over
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LR499?
- LR499 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Recognize the month of May 2026 as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
- What is the status of LR499?
- Passed both chambers as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: President/Speaker signed (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LR499?
- Eliot Bostar (NP, 29).
- Where is the official record for LR499?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=66116
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