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SR11 • 2025

DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS "LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS "LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hoffner
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
Passed 5/22/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not include specific details on who it affects beyond Delaware residents, and there are no additional limits or unknowns mentioned that were not already in the candidate explanation.

Designating May 2025 as Lupus Awareness Month

This resolution designates the month of May 2025 as Lupus Awareness Month in Delaware to encourage efforts to inform residents about lupus symptoms and treatment.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares May 2025 as Lupus Awareness Month in Delaware.
  • Encourages expanded efforts to keep Delaware residents informed about lupus symptom recognition and treatment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Delaware residents

Terms To Know

Lupus Awareness Month
A month designated to increase public knowledge about lupus, its symptoms, and treatments.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
A chronic autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body including skin, joints, heart, lung, kidneys, blood cells, and brain.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not provide funding for lupus awareness programs.
  • The effectiveness of raising awareness through this designation is not quantified in the bill text.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  2. 2025-05-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS "LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
This resolution designates May 2025 as "Lupus Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware and encourages expanded efforts to keep Delaware residents properly informed about Lupus symptom recognition and treatment.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Hoffner

Sens. Hocker, Huxtable, Mantzavinos, Pinkney, Sokola, Wilson

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 11

DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS "LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

WHEREAS, lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack its own tissues, and affects the skin, joints, heart, lung, kidneys, blood cells, and brain; and

WHEREAS, an estimated 1.5 million Americans, and 5 million individuals worldwide, have a form of lupus; and

WHEREAS, females are nine times more likely to have lupus than males, and lupus is more prevalent among people of color than white individuals; and

WHEREAS, 1 in 3 lupus patients suffer from multiple autoimmune diseases; and

WHEREAS, the cause of lupus is unknown, and there is no known cure; and

WHEREAS, it is believed that between 10 and 15 percent of people with lupus will die prematurely due to complications of lupus, but, due to improved diagnosis and disease management, most people with the disease will go on to live a normal lifespan; and

WHEREAS, the month of May has been recognized as National Lupus Awareness Month.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware that the Senate affirms the importance of Lupus awareness, and hereby designates May 2025 as “Lupus Awareness Month” in the State of Delaware.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate encourages expanded efforts to keep Delaware residents properly informed about Lupus symptom recognition and treatment.

SYNOPSIS

This resolution designates May 2025 as "Lupus Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware and encourages expanded efforts to keep Delaware residents properly informed about Lupus symptom recognition and treatment.

Author: Senator Hoffner