Bill 255 explained in plain English
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 255 of 2021 proclaims June 19 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and May 8 as Thalassemia Awareness Day in Ontario.
This law establishes two annual awareness days in Ontario: June 19 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and May 8 as Thalassemia Awareness Day. These days are intended to increase public understanding of these inherited blood disorders and to support individuals affected by them.
- It establishes June 19 of each year as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day in Ontario.
- It establishes May 8 of each year as Thalassemia Awareness Day in Ontario.
- It states that the Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Individuals with sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- Families of individuals with sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- The general public in Ontario
- June 19 is proclaimed as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day annually.
- May 8 is proclaimed as Thalassemia Awareness Day annually.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent (June 3, 2021).
- The bill does not create specific programs or funding related to these awareness days.
- The bill does not outline specific activities or responsibilities associated with the proclaimed days.
This Act establishes two annual awareness days: June 19 for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and May 8 for Thalassemia Awareness Day.
Source: Sections 1, 2
The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 3
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