A resolution to declare September 2025 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month and September 9, 2025, as FASD Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
This resolution (HR 165) symbolically declares September 2025 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month and September 9, 2025, as FASD Awareness Day in Michigan. It does not create new laws or allocate funding but asks state agencies - including the Department of Health and Human Services, Education, and the FASD Task Force - to recognize these observances. The resolution highlights FASD as a preventable condition caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, affecting development and requiring coordinated support. It aims to raise public awareness about FASD, emphasizing that no amount of alcohol during pregnancy is safe. The resolution was introduced and adopted by the Michigan House on September 9, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 9, 2025
Last action Sep 9, 2025
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House Introduced Resolution
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House Adopted Resolution
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The bill was amended to include multiple sponsors and reorganized the text structure. The substantive content regarding FASD awareness, statistics, and required actions remained largely the same, with only minor formatting and punctuation adjustments.
TECHNICAL
Added multiple sponsors (Longjohn, Miller, Paiz, Paquette, Rheingans, Rigas, and Witwer) to the resolution, expanding the group of legislators supporting the measure.
Reorganized the resolution text into a cleaner format with clearer paragraph breaks and removed internal tracking codes and line numbers from the original draft.
Corrected punctuation and formatting in several clauses, including fixing hyphenation and quotation mark usage in the text.
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Sep 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
adopted
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Sep 9, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Luke Meerman
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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