SB603: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Senate BILL 603

February 15, 2006 - Introduced by Senators Miller, Erpenbach, Taylor, Jauch and Risser, cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Benedict, Turner, Boyle, Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Pocan and Black. Referred to Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.

SB603,1,2 An Act to create 146.348 of the statutes; relating to: research involving human stem cells or embryonic cells.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that it is the policy of the state to permit research involving the derivation and use of human stem cells. The bill also requires that research involving human stem cells be approved by an institutional review board and a national oversight committee if state funds or resources are used to support the research.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB603, s. 1 Section 1. 146.348 of the statutes is created to read:

SB603,1,7 146.348 Stem cells and embryos. (1) It is the policy of this state to permit research involving the derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic germ cells, or human adult stem cells, including research involving somatic cell nuclear transplantation.

SB603,2,2 (2) Research described under sub. (1) that is supported with state funds or resources shall satisfy all of the following conditions:

SB603,2,4 (a) The research is approved by an institutional review board acting in accordance with the provisions under 21 CFR part 56.

SB603,2,8 (b) The research is approved by an Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee that is established and operates in accordance with guidelines developed jointly by the National Academies' National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.

SB603,2,9 (End)