Virginia House Bill 1162 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Research using human embryos prohibited; penalty. Prohibits nontherapeutic research that destroys a human embryo or subjects such embryo to substantial risk of injury or death; the bill also prohibits the use of any cells or tissues taken by destroying or harming a human embryo. This prohibition does not apply to in vitro fertilization or any diagnostic test which may assist in the future care of a child subjected to such tests as an embryo. A violation of the provisions of the bill is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Human embryos; research prohibited, penalty.

Del. Richard Bell [R]	Del. Kathy Byron [R]	Del. Benjamin Cline [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]
Del. Mark Dudenhefer [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]	Del. Joseph Johnson [D]	Del. Daniel Marshall [R]
Del. James Massie [R]	Del. Donald Merricks [R]	Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]	Del. Brenda Pogge [R]
Del. Lacey Putney [I]	Del. Michael Webert [R]	Del. Tony Wilt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-14		House: Left in Rules
2012-01-16		House: Referred to Committee on Rules
2012-01-16		House: Presented and ordered printed 12104201D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	162.20:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB1162
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB1162+hil