As Passed by the Senate

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Am. H. B. No. 105

Representative Hayes 

Cosponsors: Representatives Derickson, Beck, Milkovich, Strahorn, Wachtmann, Antonio, Bishoff, Brown, Hottinger, Adams, R., Amstutz, Anielski, Ashford, Baker, Blair, Boose, Buchy, Budish, Burkley, Carney, Green, Grossman, Hackett, Hagan, C., Hall, Landis, McClain, O'Brien, Patmon, Pelanda, Ramos, Reece, Roegner, Rogers, Sears, Slaby, Smith, Sprague, Stebelton, Young Speaker Batchelder 

Senators Tavares, Brown, Burke, Coley, Eklund, Hite, Hughes, Jones, Kearney, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Patton, Peterson, Schaffer, Turner, Uecker, Widener 

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A BILL

To enact section 5.2280 of the Revised Code to

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designate the calendar week including the

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seventeenth day of July as "Congenital

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Diaphragmatic Hernia Week."

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That section 5.2280 of the Revised Code be	5
enacted to read as follows:	6

Sec. 5.2280.  The calendar week including the seventeenth day	7
of July is designated as "Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Week."	8

Section 2.  In enacting section 5.2280 of the Revised Code,	9
it is the intent of the General Assembly to increase public	10
awareness and understanding of congenital diaphragmatic hernias.	11
The General Assembly considers it vitally important that the state	12
designate the calendar week including the seventeenth of July as	13
"Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Week." According to CHERUBS - The	14
Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness	15
and Support, a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs when	16
the diaphragm fails to form fully, which allows the abdominal	17
organs to move into the chest cavity and prevents lung growth. CDH	18
occurs in 1,600 babies every year in the United States. The state	19
encourages and commends private efforts, including those of	20
CHERUBS, to enhance funding for CDH research, provide educational	21
materials and programs, and create a support network for families	22
affected by this devastating birth defect.	23