HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 404

AMEND House Bill No. 404 on lines 19 and 20 by deleting “ Lyme disease and the animals known to carry Lyme disease ” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “ Lyme disease, other tick-borne illnesses, and the animals known to carry Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses ”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment expands the goals of the Lyme disease intervention fund established in House Bill No. 404 to include reducing the prevalence of other tick-borne illnesses and the animals known to carry other tick-borne illnesses.