Amendment AA14-AB579

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 14, TO 2001 ASSEMBLY BILL 579

October 30, 2001 - Offered by Representatives Albers, Seratti and Owens.

AB579-AA14,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB579-AA14,1,3 1. Page 1, line 5: before "qualified" insert "decertification of a certified capital company,".

AB579-AA14,1,4 2. Page 3, line 1: before that line insert:

AB579-AA14,1,5 " Section 1c. 560.30 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB579-AA14,1,9 560.30 (5g) "Human embryo" means a living human being, including a zygote, derived by any means from one or more human gametes but does not include a human organism at or beyond the stage of development at which the major body structures are present.".

AB579-AA14,1,10 3. Page 3, line 1: delete " Section 1" and substitute "Section 1r".

AB579-AA14,1,11 4. Page 4, line 10: after that line insert:

AB579-AA14,1,12 " Section 7m. 560.33 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB579-AA14,1,13 560.33 (1) (h) The business does not do any of the following:

AB579-AA14,2,1 1. Intentionally cause the death of a human embryo.

AB579-AA14,2,5 2. For any purpose, intentionally use living cells that the person knows were obtained as a direct or indirect result of another person intentionally causing the death of a human embryo, regardless of the date on which the death of the human embryo occurred.".

AB579-AA14,2,6 5. Page 5, line 16: after that line insert:

AB579-AA14,2,7 " Section 12m. 560.37 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 560.37 (3) (a).

AB579-AA14, s. 13m Section 13m. 560.37 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB579-AA14,2,16 560.37 (3) (b) Notwithstanding s. 560.33 (1) (intro.), the department shall decertify any certified capital company that makes or holds an investment under this subchapter after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], in a business that is in violation of s. 560.33 (1) (h), regardless of whether the business was a qualified business when the certified capital company, or any affiliate of the certified capital company, made the investment or any investment in the business. The department shall send notice of the decertification to the certified capital company and to the commissioner of insurance.".

AB579-AA14,2,17 (End)