State COPD Legislation Passed in 2012
It was a great year for COPD public policy due to all of your advocacy efforts! We successfully passed COPD legislation in 46 states; primarily governor proclamations and legislative resolutions announcing November 2012 as COPD Awareness Month. Advocates from across the country mobilized to submit proclamation requests to 47 governors from across the country and successfully received 43 governor signatures. This landmark year for COPD legislation will help raise COPD awareness throughout the states and introduce elected officials to COPD and its effects in their state.
Next year, our goal is to pass governor proclamations in all 50 states to blanket the nation with COPD awareness. Help us reach our goal by becoming a COPD advocate, visit the COPD Action Center to send letters to your elected officials or contact Aimee Bulthuis to find out how you can get involved, (866) 731-2673 ext 459, abulthuis@uscopdcoalition.org
Alabama:Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month and a House of Representatives Joint Resoluton recognizing November as COPD Awareness Month
Alaska:No proclamation or legislation. Let’s change this for 2013!
Arizona:Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Arkansas: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
California: Resolution passed by the legislature annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Colorado: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Connecticut: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Delaware: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Florida:Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month,a Resolution passed by the Florida House of Represenatatives recognizing COPD Awareness Day in Florida and a Resolution from theFlorida Senate recognizing the Florida COPD Coalition.
Georgia:Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month and dual awareness Resolutions passed in both the Georgia Senate and Georgia House of Representatives .
Hawaii:Governors Proclamation anda House of Representatives Resolution annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Idaho: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Illinois:Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month and dual awareness Resolutions passed in both the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives .
Indiana:Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month and an awareness Resolution from the Indiana Senate.
Iowa: Governors Proclamationannoucing November as COPD Awareness Month, an awareness Resolution from theIowa House of Representativesand a Certificate of Recognition from the Iowa Senate.
Kansas: Senate Resolution encouraging the Kansas State Health Department to create a COPD prevention and education plan
Kentucky: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Louisiana: Governors Proclamation and a House of Representataives Concurrent Resolution annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Maine: Governor Letter of Recognition for COPD.
Maryland: Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month
Massachusetts: Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month and a FY 2012 appropriations bill
Michigan: A House of Representatives Resolution announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Minnesota: Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Mississippi: Governors Proclamationannouncing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Missouri: Governors Proclamation and a House of Representatives Resolution announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Montana:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Nebraksa: Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Nevada: Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
New Hampshire: Governors Proclamationannouncing November as COPD Awareness Month.
New Jersey: Governors Proclamation and an Assembly Joint Resolution annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month
New Mexico: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPDAwareness Month and a Senate Memorial requesting the Secretary of Health to convene a COPD working group to study the causes of COPD and recommend effective strategies for prevention and disease management.
New York: Legislative Resolution announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
North Carolina: Governors Proclamation annoucing November as COPD Awareness Month and a House of Representatives Resolution honoring the North Carolina COPD Coaliton.
North Dakota:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Ohio:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Oklahoma:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Oregon:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Pennsylvania: Governors Proclamation , Senate Resolution , and House of Representatives Resolution all announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Rhode Island:No proclamation or legislation. Let’s change this for 2013!
South Carolina: No proclamation or legislation. Let’s change this for 2013!
South Dakota:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Tennessee: Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Texas:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Utah:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Vermont:Governors Proclamation and a House of Representatives Concurent Resolution announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Virginia:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Washington:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
West Virginia:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Wisconsin:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.
Wyoming:Governors Proclamation announcing November as COPD Awareness Month.