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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas House designates May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last action · April 16, 2026: READ AND ADOPTED.Sponsor: Stetson Painter
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What This Bill Does
The Arkansas House of Representatives adopted a resolution recognizing and celebrating May 2026 as Awareness Month in the state. The measure encourages support for research, advocates for increased funding, and expresses solidarity with affected individuals and families.
Establishes an official state designation to raise public awareness of without altering state funding, legal rights, or administrative requirements.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The resolution expresses solidarity and aims to increase public awareness regarding the challenges faced by individuals diagnosed with the disease.
military veterans
The resolution notes that individuals with a history of military service have an increased likelihood of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Key Facts
- The House of Representatives recognized and celebrated May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month in Arkansas.
- The resolution encourages support of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research, advocates for increased funding, and stands in solidarity with affected individuals.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is identified as a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease with an average survival time of two to four years from diagnosis.
- Military veterans are noted as being more likely to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis than those with no history of military service.
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- The ALS Association has committed more than $162,000,000 to support more than 600 projects across the United States and 20 other countries.
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Current status: signed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 16, 2026HouseREAD AND ADOPTED.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseCommitteeReturned by the Committee Do Pass
- Apr 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE MANAGEMENT
- Apr 9, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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