Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Senate Bill 401
Relating to:� prohibiting institutions of higher education from conducting gain of function research on potentially pandemic pathogens, requiring reporting of the intention to conduct research on potentially pandemic pathogens, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Murphy and Wichgers.
August 25, 2023��������� Referred to Committee on Health
January 18, 2024�������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (6)������� Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, L. Johnson and Carpenter.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Appearances For
������ Sen. Andre Jacque - Himself
������ Representative Elijah Behnke
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Dr. Justin Kinney - Himself
������ Dr. Richard Ebright
������ Dr. Stuart Newman
Registrations Against
������ Kevin Walters - WARF
������ Nathan Berken - Medical College of Wisconsin
������ Jordan Lamb - BioForward
������ Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association
������ Crystal Potts - UW-Madison
������ Kathi Kilgore - ASPRO
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
April 11, 2024������������ Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Michael Moscicke
Committee Clerk
