SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1582        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 192

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act clarifying chapter 27 of the acts of 2005, "an act enhancing regenerative medicine in the commonwealth" ..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 111L of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 27 of the Acts of 2005, is hereby amended by inserting, in subsection (a), after the word “including” the following words:- , but not limited to,    

SECTION 2.  Said chapter 111L is hereby further amended by striking out the second sentence of subsection (b) of Section 8,  and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-          Nothing in this section shall prohibit research with stem cells derived from pre-implantation embryos created by institutions conducting research pursuant to this chapter.    

SECTION 3.   Said chapter 111L is hereby further amended by striking out, in the first sentence of subsection (a) of Section 10, the words “adopt regulations, in a manner consistent with this chapter, and with the advice of the biomedical research advisory council,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-   , at the request of the biomedical research advisory council, adopt regulations