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HR 158

A Resolution designating the month of May 2025 as "Preeclampsia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and 22 co-sponsors

Michigan designates August 31, 2025 as Overdose Awareness Day to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and support remembrance; symbolic, with no funding or new rights.

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Bill Summary · HR 158

Summary — Michigan House Resolution No. 158 (HR 158)

Title: A resolution to declare August 31, 2025, as Overdose Awareness Day in the state of Michigan
Status: Adopted

Purpose

HR 158 is a House resolution that formally designates August 31, 2025, as Overdose Awareness Day in Michigan. Its intent is to raise public awareness about drug overdose as a public health issue, acknowledge the human toll of overdose deaths, reduce stigma around substance use disorder (SUD), and recognize organizations working to prevent overdoses and support affected families.

Key provisions

  • Officially declares August 31, 2025, as Overdose Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
  • Recites background findings in support of the designation, including:
    • Drug overdose is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States.
    • Michigan recorded 2,826 overdose deaths in 2023.
    • The majority of recent overdose deaths are attributed to prescription opioids, illicit fentanyl, and heroin.
    • References CDC statements that substance use and SUD are prominent public health issues and cites an estimate that 48.5 million Americans age 12+ experienced SUD in the last year (national context).
  • Offers recognition and thanks to community organizations and facilities working to address the overdose epidemic.

Who is affected

  • This is a symbolic, nonbinding resolution. It does not create new rights, regulatory duties, or funding.
  • Primary beneficiaries are awareness and prevention efforts: families of overdose victims, public-health organizations, treatment providers, community outreach programs, faith- and civic-groups that may use the day for events, remembrance, education, and anti-stigma campaigns.
  • State agencies and local governments may choose to observe or promote the day but are not mandated to take action by this resolution.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced by Representative Sarah Lightner (filed 2025-09-02).
  • Placed on Local & Consent Calendars and the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar.
  • Rules were suspended and the resolution was laid before the House and adopted (legislative entries indicate adoption on 2025-09-03).
  • As a House resolution, it is a formal expression of the chamber and was reported enrolled; it does not require executive enactment to have effect as a ceremonial declaration.

Impact and limitations

  • Effectively raises official recognition for Overdose Awareness Day and may support outreach, remembrance events, and educational initiatives across Michigan.
  • Does not appropriate funds, alter statute, create programs, or impose regulatory obligations.
  • The resolution can help reduce stigma and encourage people to seek treatment, but long-term impact depends on follow-on policies, funding, and community actions.

Related measures

  • A companion measure is listed as HCR 163 (companion).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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