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Senate rejects bioscience research grant bill after floor amendment and heated debate
Summary
After a floor amendment requiring greater reporting passed, the North Dakota Senate rejected Senate Bill 23-28, a proposal to create a Life Science Research Council and bioscience grants, with final tally 21–24–2 on Feb. 18.
The North Dakota Senate debated and ultimately rejected Senate Bill 23-28 on Feb. 18, a measure that would have created a Life Science Research Council and reauthorized the bioscience innovation grant program with a $9 million appropriation. A floor amendment requiring additional reporting and transparency passed first by a roll-call vote of 42 ayes, 3 nays and 2 absent, but the bill failed final passage 21 ayes, 24 nays and 2 absent.
Senator Axman, the bill sponsor, described the measure…
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