SB16 Alabama 2018 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Health, stem cells, availability of certain investigational treatments, record keeping requirements, penalties, Steve Bowman Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there is no provision to
allow for the administering of certain
investigational stem cell treatments to patients
with severe chronic diseases or terminal illnesses</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the availability
of stem cell treatment options for certain patients
with terminal illnesses or severe chronic illnesses
under certain conditions</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to health; to provide for the availability
of certain investigational stem cell treatments; to provide
for informed consent; to specify treatment requirements; to
provide for oversight by an institutional review board; to
provide certain record keeping requirements; to provide
criminal penalties for the purchase or sale of adult stem
cells for certain investigational treatments; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Health
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 8, 2017 | Room 617 (Room Change this week) at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB16 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |