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Committee approves bill restricting certain foreign genomic procurement and addressing organ-transplant sourcing
Summary
Senate Bill 311 passed the committee after testimony arguing for state-level precautions against procurement from firms tied to foreign state influence and to bar participation in certain organ-transplant practices. Supporters framed it as aligning procurement policy with federal security steps; committee approved the bill on a do-pass vote.
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on April 2 approved Senate Bill 311, a measure with two principal elements: limits on procurement from certain foreign genetic-sequencing companies and restrictions related to organ transplants tied to human-rights abuses.
Jackie Deal, an outside expert and adviser to a nonprofit working on…
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