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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 23
April 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Subeck
,
Kaufert
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Emerson
,
Joers
,
Kitchens
,
Knodl
,
Madison
,
McCarville
,
Melotik
,
Miresse
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
Novak
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Roe
,
Stubbs
,
Tranel
,
Udell
,
Vining
and
Wittke
, cosponsored by Senators
Cabral-Guevara
,
Carpenter
,
Drake
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
,
Spreitzer
,
Wanggaard
and
Wirch
. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR23,1,2
1
Relating to:
designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease
2
Awareness Months.
AJR23,1,5
3
Whereas, Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive, neurological disease
4
and is the second-most-common neurodegenerative disease in the United States;
5
and
AJR23,1,7
6
Whereas, Parkinson’s disease is estimated to affect approximately one million
7
people in the United States, and the prevalence will rise to 1.2 million by 2030; and
AJR23,1,9
8
Whereas, 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year in
9
the United States; and
AJR23,1,11
10
Whereas, Parkinson’s disease is the 14th-leading cause of death in the United
11
States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
AJR23,1,14
12
Whereas, it is estimated that the economic burden of Parkinson’s disease is at
13
least $52 billion annually, including direct costs, such as treatment, and indirect
14
costs, such as lost income; and
AJR23,2,3
1
Whereas, research suggests the cause of Parkinson’s disease is a combination
2
of genetic and environmental factors, but the exact cause of the disease is still
3
unknown; and
AJR23,2,6
4
Whereas, there is no objective test or biomarker for Parkinson’s disease, and
5
there is presently no cure or drug that slows or halts the progression of the disease;
6
and
AJR23,2,10
7
Whereas, the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease vary from person to person and
8
can include tremors; slowness of movement; rigidity; cognitive impairment;
9
dementia; mood disorders; difficulty with balance, swallowing, chewing, and
10
speaking; and a variety of other nonmotor symptoms; and
AJR23,2,13
11
Whereas, volunteers, researchers, caregivers, and medical professionals are
12
working to improve the quality of life of persons living with Parkinson’s disease and
13
their families; and
AJR23,2,18
14
Whereas, increased research, education, and community support services,
15
such as those provided by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Davis Phinney
16
Foundation, Parkinson’s Foundation, Wisconsin Parkinson Association, and other
17
organizations, are needed to find more effective treatments and to provide access to
18
quality care to those living with the disease today; now, therefore, be it
AJR23,2,21
19
Resolved by the
assembly
, the
senate
concurring, That
April 2025 and
20
April 2026 are hereby designated Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months in
21
Wisconsin.
AJR23,2,22
22
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