SB 596 - Delivering the Cure; Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative Act; provide for creation of commission; definitions; donations

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Committees

Current Status

03/30/06 - House Passed/Adopted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to provide a short title; to provide legislative intent and findings; to provide definitions; to create the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; to provide for donations and information concerning donations; to provide for certain procedures and costs and fees associated with such bank; to provide for the creation of the Georgia Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative and the membership, appointment, terms of office, and duties of such commission; to provide for certain funding mechanisms; to prohibit human cloning; to provide for civil and criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to income tax returns and information, so as to authorize taxpayers to make certain contributions through the income tax payment and refund process; to provide an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/13/06 11:47 AM Senate Vote #810 054 000 000 002 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/30/06 11:26 PM House Vote #1169 152 000 025 003 PASS BY HOUSE SUB

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/28/2006 Senate Read and Referred
02/28/2006 Senate Recommitted
03/06/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/06/2006 Senate Recommitted
03/08/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/09/2006 Senate Read Second Time
03/13/2006 Senate Third Read
03/13/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/14/2006 House First Readers
03/15/2006 House Second Readers
03/24/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/30/2006 House Third Readers
03/30/2006 House Passed/Adopted

Footnotes

2/28/06 Withdrawn from Health and Human Services and committed to Science and Technology Committee in the Senate. 3/06/06 Recommitted to Science and Technology in the Senate.