Am. H.B. 297

127th General Assembly

(As Passed by the House)

Reps. Carmichael, Aslanides, Brown, Domenick, Evans, Fende, Flowers, Harwood, Hughes, Latta, Letson, J. McGregor, Miller, Peterson, Stebelton, Strahorn, Webster, Yuko, Daniels, Book, Collier, Lundy, Reinhard, Schneider, Setzer, Sykes, Hite, Bacon, Beatty, Budish, Chandler, Coley, Combs, DeBose, Dolan, Dyer, Gerberry, Gibbs, J. Hagan, Luckie, Otterman, Patton, Sayre, Schlichter, Skindell, Wagoner, B. Williams, Yates, Zehringer

BILL SUMMARY

· Designates May as "Ohio Lyme Disease Awareness Month."

CONTENT AND OPERATION

Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted disease characterized at first by a skin rash, headache, and fever and later by arthritis and heart damage. The bill designates the month of May as "Ohio Lyme Disease Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of Lyme disease as a health concern (R.C. 5.2237).

HISTORY

ACTION	DATE
Introduced	08-16-07
Reported, H. State Gov't & Elections	10-30-07
Passed House (93-0)	12-12-07

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