SB 46: Add screening awareness to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
The bill aims to designate the month of March as a month for awareness and screening of colorectal cancer. This is done to increase awareness and encourage people to get screened for the disease. The existing section related to colorectal cancer screening will be repealed, and a new section will be added to the revised code to make March "Colorectal Cancer Screening and Awareness Month".
| Jan. 29, 2025 | Referred to committee: Health |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | Introduced |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly Regular Session 2025-2026
S. B. No. 46
Senator Ingram
A B I L L
To amend section 5.2219 of the Revised Code to add 1
screening awareness to Colorectal Cancer 2
Awareness Month. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5.2219 of the Revised Code be 4
amended to read as follows: 5
Sec. 5.2219. The month of March is designated as 6
"Colorectal Cancer Screening and Awareness Month." 7
Section 2. That existing section 5.2219 of the Revised 8
Code is hereby repealed. 9