Bill Text: MI HR0159 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare November 17, 2011, as Smoke-Out Day in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-10 - Adopted [HR0159 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HR0159-Enrolled.html
Reps. Slavens, Barnett, Bauer, Constan, Darany, Haines, Kurtz, Liss, Lori, Santana and Tlaib offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 159.
A resolution to declare November 17, 2011, as Smoke-Out Day in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, The state of Michigan has long been concerned with the health of its
citizens; and
Whereas, The United States Surgeon General has said that smoking remains the single
most preventable cause of premature death in our society; and
Whereas, For thirty years, millions of smokers have participated in the American
Cancer Society’s Great American Smoke-Out, a day on which they give up cigarettes for
24 hours in the hope that they may quit permanently; and
Whereas, A significant number of those who gave up cigarettes for the day were
able to give up the habit entirely; and
Whereas, This demonstration of success suggests that the Great American Smoke-
Out has potential for improving the health of the citizens of Michigan; now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative
body declare November 17, 2011, as Smoke-Out Day in the state of Michigan; and be it further
Resolved, That we recognize that the citizens of Michigan deserve the opportunity
to grow, thrive, be healthy, informed and aware of their health and of the factors that
affect that health.