Eighty-three ISMA resolutions are set to expire unless they are submitted for reintroduction by Monday, July 12, to be considered by the 2021 House of Delegates at convention. 

This includes 50 resolutions that were temporarily readopted last year to avoid automatic expiration and 33 resolutions that are scheduled to expire this year. ISMA’s Bylaws state that resolutions expire after 10 years if not readopted. Those that are reintroduced and readopted may ask ISMA to take a formal position on an issue, help drive ISMA’s policy and agenda at the Statehouse and in advocacy with state agencies, or propose structural and process changes to the ISMA.

The expiring resolutions became part of ISMA’s official policy when the House of Delegates passed them in 2010 or 2011. They address issues such as tobacco control efforts; Medicaid reimbursement issues; regulation of tattooing and body piercing; and more. 

A complete list of expiring resolutions is online here.