PRINTER'S NO. 3502
No. 676 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY JOSEPHS, BEYER, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CONKLIN,
DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HANNA, HARPER, HELM, HERSHEY, HORNAMAN, JAMES,
KENNEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MANTZ, MARSHALL, McCALL, McGEEHAN,
McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, R. MILLER, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PAYNE,
RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SAYLOR,
SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WHEATLEY,
BENNINGTON, THOMAS, WOJNAROSKI, ROEBUCK, HUTCHINSON, MANN,
McILHATTAN, HENNESSEY, YOUNGBLOOD AND COHEN, APRIL 1, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 1, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 2, 2008, as "Kick Butts Day" in Pennsylvania.
2 WHEREAS, Youth empowerment is an essential element of
3 comprehensive tobacco control; and
4 WHEREAS, The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has reported that
5 419,810 children became regular smokers in 2007; and
6 WHEREAS, A 2007 study published in the Archives of Pediatrics
7 and Adolescent Medicine indicates that nicotine addiction can
8 develop quickly, within days, among the most susceptible
9 children; and
10 WHEREAS, Tobacco addiction leads to premature death; and
11 WHEREAS, With the global expansion of the tobacco industry,
12 smoking-related deaths are expected to rise to 1 billion by the
13 end of the 21st Century; and
1 WHEREAS, The hazards of secondhand smoke further plague an
2 estimated 700 million children worldwide; and
3 WHEREAS, "Kick Butts Day" is an annual youth-led anti-tobacco
4 initiative of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; and
5 WHEREAS, On "Kick Butts Day," youths become leaders in the
6 fight against tobacco by standing out, speaking up and seizing
7 control in their homes, schools and communities; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
9 2, 2008, as "Kick Butts Day" in Pennsylvania.
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