2009 Senate Bill 647 ↩

Senate Roll Call 195: Passed

To establish regulations, restrictions and conditions on human embryo stem cell research that “substantially jeopardizes the life or health” of a human embryo; prohibit mixing of human and animal embryos (creating a “human-animal chimeric embryo”); and impose government reporting requirements for researchers. The bill authorizes criminal penalties of up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine for violations.