Bill

HB 405

86(R) - 2019
Senate Administration
Senate Administration
Health & Human Services

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
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Author(s)

Ina Minjarez
Cecil Bell Jr.
Gina Calanni
Jay Dean
Gina Hinojosa
Donna Howard
Will Metcalf
Rick Miller
Evelina Ortega
John Zerwas

Bill Caption

Relating to designating June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month.

Bill Analysis

HB 405 would designate June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month.  Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome a term for a group of problems a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to narcotics. The bill is intended to encourage awareness, cooperation between federal and state agencies, and availability of resources for mothers to combat drug use.

Vote Recommendation Notes

Bills designating dates or months to raise awareness for particular causes do not affect our liberty principles and we remain neutral.