Vermont HCR70: House concurrent resolution designating April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the State House

What the bill says

From the enrolled text, April 4, 2025:

State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 70 Offered by All Members of the House House concurrent resolution designating April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer's Awareness Day at the State House Whereas, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Alzheimer's disease is a "progressive neurogenerative disease that occurs when nerve cells in the brain die," and it can result in "[i]mpaired memory, thinking and behavior," and Whereas, most experts calculate that nearly seven million Americans 65 years of age and older are living with this disease, and Whereas, in Vermont, 12,800 individuals 65 years of age and older are living with Alzheimer's, and in 2020 (the most recent calculation of this statistic), 9.9 percent of the State's residents in this age cohort were its victims, and Whereas, in 2022, Alzheimer's was the cause of death for 329 Vermonters, making the disease the fourthleading cause of death in the State and representing a 145.5 percent increase during the years 2000-2022, and Whereas, the impact of Alzheimer's in Vermont is not limited to those who are living with the disease, as approximately 20,000 Vermonters are dedicating 29 million hours to individuals' Alzheimer's care, a commitment currently valued at $773 million, and 61.5 percent of the caregivers have chronic health conditions, 35.4 percent are suffering with …

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Sponsors

• Daniel Noyes (D, Lamoille-2) · primary sponsor
• Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
• Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
• Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2)
• John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1)
• Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
• Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
• Matthew Birong (D, Addison-3)
• Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
• Alyssa Black (D, Chittenden-24)
• Tiffany Bluemle (D, Chittenden-13)
• Michelle Bos-Lun (D, Windham-3)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2025: Ceremonial Reading
2. April 4, 2025: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
3. April 4, 2025: Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
4. April 4, 2025: Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
5. April 4, 2025: On Consent Calendar
6. April 3, 2025: On Consent Calendar

Common questions

What is HCR70?

HCR70 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution designating April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the State House.

What is the status of HCR70?

Passed both chambers as of April 4, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (April 10, 2025).

Who sponsored HCR70?

Daniel Noyes (D, Lamoille-2), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR70?

On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.70