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Committee reports HB380 favorably; sponsor says bill will place guardrails around reproductive human cloning
Summary
Representative Rigsby presented HB380 to prohibit or limit reproductive human cloning and to add statutory definitions; after discussion and a senator's motion, the committee reported the bill favorably.
Representative Rigsby presented HB380 and described it as legislation to place statutory guardrails on reproductive human cloning. Rigsby said the measure responds to emerging research and would provide definitions and limits intended to avoid conflicts with assisted-reproduction procedures.
"This is gonna be kind of a same soup, different bowl discussion of what you just talked about," Rigsby said, framing HB380 as similar to other bills under consideration and noting concerns raised in earlier committee meetings about definitions and in vitro fertilization. Senator Weaver, who had previously questioned definitions, told the committee he had worked with Rigsby to resolve those concerns and moved the bill for a favorable report.
A roll was taken; the transcript records successive "Aye" votes from members and the clerk announcing the result. The committee gave HB380 a favorable report and the sponsor expressed appreciation to staff and committee members for their work.
No implementing language or enforcement details were discussed in the excerpt provided.
