HB401 • 2026

Designate Myositis Awareness Month

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Tristan Rader
Last action
Official status: As Introduced
Effective date: Not listed

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Designate Myositis Awareness Month

To enact section 5.2323 of the Revised Code to designate May as "Myositis Awareness Month."

What This Bill Does

To enact section 5.2323 of the Revised Code to designate May as "Myositis Awareness Month."

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Bill History

Ohio Legislature
As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To enact section 5.2323 of the Revised Code to designate May as "Myositis Awareness Month."

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 401

2025-2026

Representatives Rader, Baker

Cosponsors: Representatives Brownlee,
Piccolantonio, Brennan, Miller, J., Gross, Lett, Robinson, Synenberg,
Brewer, Rogers, Cockley

To
enact section 5.2323 of the Revised Code
to
designate May as "Myositis Awareness Month."

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 5.2323 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
5.2323.
The
month of May is designated as "Myositis Awareness Month" in
recognition of the following:

(A)
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, collectively referred to as
myositis, are rare, chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting diseases that
often feature debilitating muscle inflammation and other symptoms
such as pain, fatigue, and trouble swallowing, and can result in
myositis-associated interstitial lung disease.

(B)
Myositis contributes to a reduced quality of life and lifespan.

(C)
Myositis is difficult to diagnose, and more research is needed to
identify the causes of, and treatments for, the myositis group of
diseases.