South Carolina S 1082: ALS Awareness Month

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2025-2026 Bill 1082 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 31, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1082

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE may 2026 AS "ALS Awareness Month" IN 
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, amyotrophic 
lateral sclerosis (ALS), also commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a 
progressive fatal neurodegenerative disease in which a person's brain loses 
connection with their muscles, slowly reducing the person's ability to walk, 
talk, eat, and eventually breathe; and

Whereas, thousands of 
new ALS cases are reported every year, and estimates show that every ninety 
minutes, someone is diagnosed with and passes away from ALS. On average, 
patients diagnosed with ALS survive only two to five years from the time of 
diagnosis. The exact causes of ALS are unknown and there is no known cure for the 
disease; and

Whereas, people who 
have served in the military are more likely to develop ALS and die from the 
disease than those with no history of military service; and

Whereas, securing 
access to new therapies, durable medical equipment, and communication 
technologies is of vital importance to people living with ALS. Clinical trials 
play a pivotal role in evaluating new treatments, enhancing quality of life, 
and fostering assistive technologies for those living with ALS; and

Whereas, the ALS 
Association is the largest philanthropic funder of ALS research globally and 
has committed more than one hundred fifty-four million dollars to support more 
than five hundred fifty projects across the United States and eighteen other 
countries. The ALS Association is committed to making ALS livable and cure it 
for everyone, everywhere; and

Whereas, ALS Awareness 
Month provides an opportunity to increase public awareness about the dire 
circumstances of people living with ALS, acknowledge the terrible impact the 
disease has on those individuals and their families, and support research to 
eradicate this disease. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 
recognize May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month" in South Carolina.

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