Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR464: A Resolution designating May 14, 2026, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, June 16, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating May 14, 2026, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, March 31, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating May 14, 2026, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that causes children to have problems making speech sounds because the brain has difficulty planning the motor and muscle movements needed for speech; and WHEREAS, CAS affects approximately 1 in 1,000 children; and WHEREAS, The cause of CAS is not well understood in most cases; and WHEREAS, Children with CAS do not follow typical patterns of developing sounds and speech; and WHEREAS, Children with a moderate or milder form of CAS struggle with syllables and words; and WHEREAS, When CAS is most severe, children struggle to make sounds; and WHEREAS, While the act of learning to speak comes effortlessly to most children, those with CAS require early, appropriate, and intensive speech therapy, often for many years to learn to speak; and WHEREAS, Without appropriate speech therapy intervention, children with apraxia have diminished communication skills, and they are also placed at high risk for secondary impacts in reading, writing, spelling and other school-related skills; and WHEREAS, These primary and secondary impacts diminish future independence and employment opportunities and challenge affected children's ability to become productive, contributing citizens if not resolved or improved; and WHEREAS, Treatment includes speech therapy and can include sign language and an augmentative communication system; …
Sponsors
- Jason Ortitay (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Nikki Rivera (D, 96)
- Patrick Gallagher (D, 173)
- Timothy Briggs (D, 149)
- Joseph Ciresi (D, 146)
- David Rowe (R, 85)
- Carl Metzgar (R, 69)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 16, 2026
- : Reported as committed, April 14, 2026
- : Referred to HEALTH, March 31, 2026
Votes
- House Health: Report Bill As Committed (April 14, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH
Common questions
- What is HR464?
- HR464 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating May 14, 2026, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR464 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating May 14, 2026, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR464?
- In committee as of June 16, 2026. Latest action: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 16, 2026 (June 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR464?
- Jason Ortitay (R, 46), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR464?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr464
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