HB 5409 — AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS.

House of Representatives General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

5409412 February Session, 2024 LCOSubstitute House Bill No.

24035409 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, April 10, 2024 The Committee on GOVERNMENTGovernment ADMINISTRATIONAdministration ANDand ELECTIONSElections Introducedreported by:through REP.

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AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS.

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412 Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.

Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subdivisions (118) to (123),(124), inclusive, as follows (Effective from passage):

(NEW) (120) The Governor shall proclaim May fifth of each year as Red Dress Day, to commemorate missing andor murdered indigenous womenpersons. and children.

(NEW) (121) The Governor shall proclaim May tenththirteenth to May nineteenth of each year as DystoniaFace AwarenessEquity Day,Week, toand raiseMay awarenessnineteenth of theeach movementyear disorderas ofFace dystoniaEquity thatDay, causes muscles to contractrecognize involuntarilythose andwith availablecraniofacial treatmentsabnormalities. for it.

Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.

(NEW) (122) The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth to May nineteenth of each year as Face Equity Week, and May nineteenth of each year as Face Equity Day, to recognize those with craniofacial abnormalities.

LCO(NEW) No.(122) The Governor shall proclaim June first of each year as Barber Recognition Day, to honor barbers in the state.

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5409 (NEW) (123) The Governor shall proclaim June first of each year as Barber Recognition Day, to honor barbers in the state.

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412 (NEW)(123)TheGovernorshallproclaimSeptemberfifteenthofeach year as Dystonia Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the movement disorder of dystonia that causes muscles to contract involuntarily and available treatments for it.

Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.

(NEW) (124) The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of each year as Epilepsy Awareness Month, to raise awareness of this neurological disease and available treatments for it.

Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.

2 from passage 10-29a(a)(118) to (123)(124) StatementGAE ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.

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OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Governor to designate various days weeks and months to commemorate and celebrate, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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412 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5409 AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS.

SUMMARY This bill requires the governor to proclaim the following:

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April 11 of each year as Parkinson’s Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the neurological condition of Parkinson’s disease and available treatments for it;

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