Bill Text: MI HR0016 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature | Enrolled

Michigan House Resolution 16

Bill Title: A resolution to declare January 2025 as Radon Action Month in the state of Michigan.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-01-30 - Adopted [HR0016 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2025-HR0016-Enrolled.html

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 16

Reps. Tisdel, Glanville and Mentzer offered the following resolution:

A resolution to declare January 2025 as Radon Action Month in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, Radon is a tasteless, odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that occurs as a result of the natural breakdown of uranium in soil and rock. It sometimes enters homes through openings in the foundation floor or walls; and

Whereas, Exposure to elevated levels of radon indoors is the leading environmental cause of lung cancer and is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking in the United States; and

Whereas, The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends that homes with radon levels at or above 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) should be mitigated to reduce the lung cancer risk of occupants; and

Whereas, Approximately 26 percent of all valid radon tests conducted statewide returned results at or above 4 pCi/L; and

Whereas, Any home, regardless of age, structural type, or geographic location, may have elevated levels of radon even if nearby homes do not; and

Whereas, Testing for radon is easy and inexpensive, and the risk of developing lung cancer can be significantly decreased by reducing elevated radon levels found indoors; and

Whereas, Radon-resistant techniques can be used during the construction of new residential structures to reduce the lung cancer risk associated with radon; and

Whereas, The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Michigan?s local health departments, and other statewide partners are working to inform all Michiganders about radon and actions that can be taken to reduce indoor radon exposure; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representative, That the members of this body declare January 2025 as Radon Action Month in the state of Michigan.