CHARLESTON, W. VA. (March 9, 2016) – A West Virginia 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 unanimously passed out of the state House today. A bipartisan coalition of four representatives introduced Senate Bill 416…
HARTFORD, Conn. (March 8, 2016) – A Connecticut 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 passed out of an important joint committee Monday. A coalition of six representatives and senators introduced House Bill 5270 (HB5270)…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (March 7, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill into law last week legalizing limited raw milk consumption in the state. This begins a process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. Sen. Robert Karnes (R – Upshur) introduced Senate Bill 387 (SB387) in January. The legislation allows West…
HONOLULU, Hawaii (March 4, 2016) – A Hawaii 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 cleared its final House committee hurdle Thursday. A coalition of four Democrats introduced House Bill 1013 (HB1013). The legislation would…
BOISE, Idaho (Feb. 29, 2016) – An Idaho bill that would set the foundation nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients passed the House by an overwhelming margin today. The House of Delegates Health and Welfare Committee introduced House Bill 481 (H481)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Feb. 29, 2016) – A South Carolina 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 unanimously passed the Senate last week. Pre-filed on Dec. 2 by Rep. Paul G. Campbell (R-Berkeley), Senate Bill 929…
JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 27, 2016) – A Mississippi bill that would that would improve existing law nullifying in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients passed out of the state Senate Thursday. Last year, the Mississippi legislature passed, and the governor signed,“Right to Try”…
CHARLESTON, W. VA.. (Feb. 25, 2016) – A West Virginia 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 passed out of the state Senate yesterday. A bipartisan coalition of four representatives introduced Senate Bill 416 (SB416)…
DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 24, 2016) – An Iowa bill that would nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients unanimously passed the Senate today. The Senate State Government Committee introduced Senate Bill 2198 (SF2198) and issued a report approving the legislation on…
BOISE, Idaho (Feb. 18, 2016) – An Idaho bill introduced last week would set the foundation nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. The House of Delegates Health and Welfare Committee introduced House Bill 481 (H481) on Feb. 12. The legislation would…