Inmates: biomedical data.
Summary
Existing law prohibits biomedical research, as defined, from being conducted on any prisoner in the state. This bill would specify that biomedical research does not include the accumulation of statistical data in the assessment of the effectiveness of nonexperimental public health programs or treatment programs in which inmates routinely participate. The bill would authorize records-based biomedical research involving inmates that uses existing information, but which does not include prospective interaction with human subjects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Assembly Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Feb 18, 2016
Signed Aug 25, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2016 · Assembly Aug 11, 2016
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2016
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Aug 25, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 11, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (76-0-2)
assembly
Aug 3, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3).
lower
Jun 28, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 22, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jun 6, 2016
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.
lower
May 26, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
May 16, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Apr 20, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3614.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 7, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3445.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Mar 29, 2016
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
upper
Mar 3, 2016
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.
upper
Feb 18, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Pan
DDemocratic
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