A Resolution designating July 22, 2024, as "Hemihyperplasia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
This Pennsylvania House resolution designates July 22, 2024, as Hemihyperplasia Awareness Day to highlight a congenital condition where one side of a child's body grows larger than the other. The bill aims to increase public understanding of the disorder, which can be isolated or linked to other medical syndromes, and to encourage further research into its causes and treatments. By officially naming this date for awareness, the measure seeks to draw attention to the challenges families face and the medical options available for managing the condition.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2024
Last action Jul 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Jul 8, 2024
How they voted
177–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 180
Jul 8, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jul 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
May 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
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