Things are winding down in the Texas Legislature, thank goodness, but that means things are getting unpredictable and people are really grumpy. Anything could happen!

We been working with members of the SB 1 Conference Committee and with senior staffers to explain the problems with the Rep. Stickland amendment to limit indirect state funding of esc research to research using NIH approved lines at the effective date of the law.

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TAMR is currently monitoring a number of bills during this session of the Texas Legislature. The list will likely grow until mid-March when bills may no longer be filed.

| Click here to download this week’s updated list (PDF) |

A few of the bills we are tracking directly impact regenerative medical research including embryonic stem cell research. The vast majority of the bills are being monitored because of the potential they offer for amendments that would ban such research within state owned research facilities or ban funding for state research institutions that conduct such research.

We will keep you informed of any and all important developments.

Please direct all questions to info@txamr.org.

With just over one month remaining in this legislative session, TAMR remains vigilant in protecting all forms of regenerative medical research in Texas.

TAMR is currently monitoring a number of bills during this session of the Texas Legislature. The list will likely grow until mid-March when bills may no longer be filed.

| Click here to download this week’s updated list (PDF) |

A few of the bills we are tracking directly impact regenerative medical research including embryonic stem cell research. The vast majority of the bills are being monitored because of the potential they offer for amendments that would ban such research within state owned research facilities or ban funding for state research institutions that conduct such research.

We will keep you informed of any and all important developments.

Please direct all questions to info@txamr.org.

Thank you to everyone who made calls to House members last week urging them to vote NO on the Stickland amendment banning the use of state dollars, directly or indirectly, to fund esc research, except for research using stem cell lines approved by NIH or being considered for approval as of April 1st. Unfortunately, the amendment was added to the budget bill, SB 1, in a tightly orchestrated maneuver that took many by surprise. This week we’ll be awaiting the announcement of the Conference Committee on SB 1 so that we can continue our efforts to strip the amendment from the budget.

HB 142 by Raymond, the bill to ban reproductive cloning, is pending in committee. It may be voted out this week.

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TAMR is currently monitoring a number of bills during this session of the Texas Legislature. The list will likely grow until mid-March when bills may no longer be filed.

| Click here to download this week’s updated list (PDF) |

A few of the bills we are tracking directly impact regenerative medical research including embryonic stem cell research. The vast majority of the bills are being monitored because of the potential they offer for amendments that would ban such research within state owned research facilities or ban funding for state research institutions that conduct such research.

We will keep you informed of any and all important developments.

Please direct all questions to info@txamr.org.

Update: HB 142 by Raymond, the bill to regulate cloning, is still pending in House State Affairs Committee and we do not anticipate that it will be voted out of committee.

To be heard on April 3rd, HB 2342 by Zedler, the bill to create the TX Adult Stem Cell Research Coordinating Board to establish a research consortium. We will monitor this hearing.

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TAMR is currently monitoring a number of bills during this session of the Texas Legislature. The list will likely grow until mid-March when bills may no longer be filed.

| Click here to download this week’s updated list (PDF) |

A few of the bills we are tracking directly impact regenerative medical research including embryonic stem cell research. The vast majority of the bills are being monitored because of the potential they offer for amendments that would ban such research within state owned research facilities or ban funding for state research institutions that conduct such research.

We will keep you informed of any and all important developments.

Please direct all questions to info@txamr.org.

The deadline for filing bills for this legislative session has passed. TAMR is monitoring the following bills for this session.

| Click here to download this week’s updated list (PDF) |

A few of the bills we are tracking directly impact regenerative medical research including embryonic stem cell research. The vast majority of the bills are being monitored because of the potential they offer for amendments that would ban such research within state owned research facilities or ban funding for state research institutions that conduct such research.

We will keep you informed of any and all important developments.

Please direct all questions to info@txamr.org.