Introduced in the House on June 29, 2006, to require the Department of Public Health to create a statewide network of (umbilical) cord blood stem cell banks. Under House Bill 6294, this would be funded by a $5 million earmark from the
"21st Century Jobs Fund", a $400 million program that gives subsidies to public entities and private businesses engaged in various “competitive edge” projects chosen by government committees, in this case, by the legislature
The vote was 106 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting
(House Roll Call 979 at House Journal 80)
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