As Passed by the House

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
S. B. No. 300


Senators Beagle, Faber 

Cosponsors: Senators Gardner, Peterson, Hite, Hughes, Patton, Brown, Tavares, Burke, Cafaro, Coley, Eklund, Gentile, Jones, Kearney, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Sawyer, Skindell, Uecker, Widener 

Representatives Antonio, Carney, Barnes, Brown, Wachtmann, Adams, R., Anielski, Baker, Barborak, Beck, Bishoff, Blair, Burkley, DeVitis, Driehaus, Grossman, Hackett, Hagan, C., Hayes, Hill, Hottinger, Huffman, Johnson, Letson, Mallory, McClain, Milkovich, Pillich, Redfern, Rogers, Ruhl, Schuring, Sprague, Stinziano, Strahorn, Young 



A BILL
To amend section 5.2250 of the Revised Code to 1
designate September as "Mitochondrial Disease 2
Awareness Month."3


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

       Section 1. That section 5.2250 of the Revised Code be amended 4
to read as follows:5

       Sec. 5.2250. The third weekmonth of September is designated 6
as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness WeekMonth" to raise awareness 7
of the existence, symptoms, and management of a diverse group of 8
disorders known as mitochondrial disease and its symptomsthat may 9
impact either a part of the body or multiple organ systems as a 10
result of dysfunction of the mitochondria, which are structures 11
within cells that produce energy needed for cellular performance.12

       Section 2. That existing section 5.2250 of the Revised Code 13
is hereby repealed.14

       Section 3. This act shall be known as the "Corynna Strawser 15
Act."16