| State |
Bill No. |
Content Area |
| California |
A.B. 833 |
Requires the state Department of Health Services to place a priority on
informing the public about women's gynecological cancers, and requires specified health
care providers to give patients information about such cancers. |
| A.B. 1554 |
Establishes and appropriates $2 million to the state Cancer Research Fund
and creates the state Cancer Research Council. |
| S.B. 273 |
Requires that state Cancer Research Fund monies be used for cancer
research, and requires the state Department of Health Services to administer specified
cancer research programs. |
| Illinois |
H.B. 452 |
Increases the state excise tax on cigarettes to 58 cents. |
| Massachusetts |
H.B. 3905 |
Prohibits the investment of public pension funds in companies deriving
more than 15 percent of their revenue from tobacco product sales. |
| Michigan |
H.R. 160 |
Declares October 28, 1997, as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Day. |
| Pennsylvania |
S.B. 176 |
Requires certain insurers to provide coverage for reconstructive surgery
and prosthetic devices requires coverage for inpatient care following a mastectomy. |
| H.C.R. 52 |
Recognizes the Kids Interacting Drug-Free Coalition and the Teen Anti-Drug
Coalition as model organizations against tobacco and other drugs. |
| S.R. 80 |
Recognizes October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the state. |
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