HB0074 • 2017

Agent Orange Health Awareness Month.

AN ACT relating to state recognized commemorative days; designating Agent Orange Health Awareness Month; providing recommendations for observation of the month; imposing duties on the Wyoming veterans' commission; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Lindholm
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0045
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0045
2017-02-22 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0045
2017-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0045
2017-02-21 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-0-2-0-0
2017-02-16 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-15 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-09 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-02-02 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2017-02-02 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-02-01 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2017-01-31 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-30 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-27 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2017-01-17 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2017-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary
Bill No.:
HB0074
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0319

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0045

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Lindholm

Catch Title:
Agent Orange Health Awareness Month.

Subject:
Designating Agent Orange Health Awareness Month
and
providing recommendations for observation of the month
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This
bill establishes the month of August each year as "Agent Orange Health Awareness Month"
in recognition that:
T
hose who have been exposed to Agent Orange and generations thereafter may suffer from a number of deleterious health effects associated with the toxic dioxin in Agent Orange
;
and
That due to the volume
of herbicide
, including agent orange,
sprayed throughout South Vietnam during the Vietnam War era,
the U.S. Department of Veterans A
ffairs presumes that all veterans who served in Vietnam were exposed.
The
bill recommends that
public schools
,
organizations
and c
ommunities host programs during Agent Orange Health Awareness Month to encourage all Vietnam veterans and their offspring
to
seek health screening and to educate the general p
ublic
about the Vietnam War era, Agent Orange and
its
health effects.

Comments:

By
July 15 of each year, the G
overnor shall issue a proclamation requesting observance of Agent Orange Health Awareness Month and requesting healthcare, military and veterans' organizations to work with school districts and communities
to hold
activities and programs.

The Wyoming Veterans' C
ommission

in conjunction with the
U.S. Department of Veterans A
ffairs shall develop a campaign to encourage Vietnam veterans and their families to register with
, schedule and take
the U.S. Department of Veterans A
ffairs Agent Orange registry health exam
and
an outreach campaign to notify Wyoming Vie
tnam veterans of changes to
medical conditions associated with Agent Orange.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0074

ENROLLED ACT NO.
45,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 8
‑
4
‑
110 is created to read:

8
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4
‑
110
.

Agent Orange
Health
Awareness Month.

(a)

In recognition of
those who h
ave been exposed to Agent Orange
and as many as five
(5)

future
generations

who may
also
suffer from

a number of
deleterious
health effects
associated with the toxic dioxin in Agent Orange
, and
in recognition
that because
more than
nineteen million

(
19,000,000
)
gallons of herbicide
was sprayed
throughout South Vietnam, with Agent Orange accounting for approximately
eleven million

(
11,000,000
)
gallons
,
causing the
United States d
epartment of
v
eterans
a
ffairs to presume that all veterans who served in Vietnam were exposed
, the month of August of each year is designated as "Agent Orange Health Awareness Month." The
month

may
be appropriately observed in the public schools of the state and by organizations within the state.
The legislature
recommend
s
that Wyoming communities host programs during Agent Orange Health Awareness Month to
encourage all Vietnam veterans and their offspring who have not already done so to seek proper health screening and to
educate
the general population of Wyoming about the Vietnam War era, Agent Orange and the health effects of Agent Orange
.

(b)

The governor, not later than July 1
0
of each year, shall issue a proclamation requesting proper
observance of
Agent Orange Health Awareness Month
and requesting
healthcare,
military and veterans' organizations to work with Wyoming school
districts and communities
to
encourage health screenings and
observe
the month with appropriate activities and programs
.

(c)

The Wyoming veterans' commission, in conjunction with the United States department of veterans affairs, shall develop and publicize a campaign during the month of August to encourage Wyoming Vietnam veterans and their families to register with the United States department of veterans affairs Agent Orange registry health exam. The Wyoming veterans' commission may encourage Wyoming Vietnam veterans to schedule and take the Agent Orange registry health exam. The Wyoming veterans' commission shall also develop and publicize an outreach campaign to notify Wyoming Vietnam veterans of changes to the presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange as recognized by the United States department of
veterans
affairs.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief
Clerk