HB 401: Designate Myositis Awareness Month
The state of Ohio designates the month of May as "Myositis Awareness Month". This recognition aims to raise awareness about myositis, a rare and chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting disease that causes muscle inflammation and other symptoms. Myositis can lead to a reduced quality of life and lifespan, and is difficult to diagnose. More research is needed to understand the causes and treatments for myositis.
| Sep. 15, 2025 | Referred to committee: Health |
| Jul. 24, 2025 | Introduced |
As Introduced
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.