Human experimentation.
Summary
Existing law, the Protection of Human Subjects in Medical Experimentation Act, prohibits any person from being subjected to any medical experiment unless the informed consent of the person is obtained. Existing law provides an exemption from the act, until January 1, 2011, for any medical experimental treatment that benefits a patient subject to a life-threatening emergency if prescribed conditions are met. This bill would provide that this exemption shall remain in effect until January 1, 2014.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2010
Committee Review
Jun 2010
Senate Passage
May 2010
Assembly Passage
Jun 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Feb 18, 2010
Signed Jul 15, 2010
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2010 · Assembly Jun 28, 2010
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 38
May 17, 2010
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Jul 15, 2010
Signed into law
Approved by Governor.
legislature
Jun 28, 2010
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (67-0-6)
assembly
Jun 22, 2010
Lower · Passed
(Heard in committee on June 22.)
lower
Jun 22, 2010
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
lower
Jun 16, 2010
Lower · Passed
(Heard in committee on June 15.)
lower
Jun 16, 2010
Committee
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 17, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0-5)
senate
May 6, 2010
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3466.)
upper
Apr 28, 2010
Committee
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3403.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
upper
Apr 19, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.
upper
Mar 16, 2010
Upper · Passed
Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Feb 18, 2010
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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