Senate committee endorses resolution naming May as ALS awareness month and honors former House leader
April 14, 2026 | 2026 Legislature TN, Tennessee
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Senator Lowe presented House Joint Resolution 1161 on April 14 to designate May as ALS Awareness Month and asked the committee to remember former House Majority Leader Gerald McCormack, who died at 63 after seven terms in the House and service as a Gulf War veteran. The senator recited McCormack’s record including sponsorship of Tennessee Promise and other initiatives and asked the committee to pass the resolution.
The committee moved and seconded the resolution and recommended it for passage to the calendar with no substantive debate recorded in the transcript.
The committee moved and seconded the resolution and recommended it for passage to the calendar with no substantive debate recorded in the transcript.
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