BOSTON, Mass. (May 6, 2016) – Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly passed an agriculture bill that would expand raw milk sales in the state. Passage of the bill into law would facilitate the process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. The Senate Ways and Means Committee created Senate Bill 2258 (S.2258) to incorporate…
ATLANTA, Ga. (May 3, 2016) – Last week, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Mike Dudgeon (R-Johns Creek) introduced House Bill 34 (HB34). The new law…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 2, 2016) – Last Wednesday, a Rhode Island House committee passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, House Bill 7156 (H7156) would give terminally ill…
BATON ROUGE, La. (April 18, 2016) – Today, the Louisiana Senate passed a bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Sen. Eric LaFleur (D-Ville Platte) introduced Senate Bill 29 (SB29) on Feb. 25. The legislation would allow farmers…
BATON ROUGE, La. (April 15, 2016) – Earlier this week, the Louisiana House unanimously passed a bill that would expand the state’s current “Right to Try” law. Last year, the Louisiana legislature passed, and the governor signed,“Right to Try” legislation giving terminally ill patients access to medicines not yet given final approval for use by…
JUNEAU, Alaska – (April 14, 2016) – A second Alaska Senate Committee has passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Sen. Bill Wielechowski introduced Senate bill 113 (SB113) in April of last year.The…
JACKSON, Miss. (April 13, 2016) – Today, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill into law expanding the state’s current “Right to Try” Act. Last year, the Mississippi legislature passed, and the governor signed,“Right to Try” legislation giving terminally ill patients access to medicines not yet given final approval for use by the FDA. Earlier…
JUNEAU, Alaska – (April 3, 2016) – An Alaska Senate Committee has passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Sen. Bill Wielechowski introduced Senate bill 113 (SB113) in April of last year.The legislation…
AUGUSTA, Maine (April 1, 2016) – On Wednesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Thomas Longstaff (D-Waterville) introduced House Bill 180 (LD180) last year, and the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 1, 2016) – An important California Assembly committee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A massive bipartisan coalition of 29 Assembly members introduced Assembly Bill 1668 (AB1668) on…