Memorials, Recognition - PANDAS Awareness Day -

HJR 73 is a symbolic resolution designating October 9, 2025, as PANDAS Awareness Day in Tennessee. It commemorates Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS), highlighting that it affects roughly 8,000 children in Tennessee and involves sudden behavioral changes, OCD, and medical challenges. The resolution does not create new laws, funding, or policies - it solely serves to recognize the condition and its impact on families through a formal acknowledgment by the Tennessee General Assembly. As a procedural resolution, it has no direct effect on legislation or services for affected families.