DelawareDelaware designated May 2026 week for tardive dyskinesia awareness
Delaware lawmakers designated May 3–9, 2026, as a week to raise awareness of tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder linked to certain medicines.
What it does
Delaware designated May 3–9, 2026, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week to draw attention to a condition that can cause repeated movements people cannot control.
Lawmakers encourage people with movements they cannot control, unusual movements, or repeated movements to talk with a health care provider. They urge Delaware residents to learn about the condition.
Argument forThe awareness week could prompt people with troubling movements to ask a health care provider about their symptoms.
Argument againstThe resolution may have limited reach because it encourages awareness without requiring anyone to share information or provide care.
More detail
Delaware lawmakers designated a week to raise awareness of tardive dyskinesia. The statewide designation concerns a movement disorder linked to certain medicines. The designated week was May 3 through May 9, 2026.
Lawmakers encourage people with uncontrollable, unusual, or repeated movements to consult a health care provider. They also encourage Delawareans to learn about the condition. The medical advice covers anyone with movements they cannot control, unusual movements, or repeated movements. Neither request is mandatory.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
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History
- 2026
- May 13Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar Number 21. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENTPassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Introduced in SenateIntroduced
- May 13Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 2nd Chamber
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