BayBio's 2008 State Legislative Agenda:

• Advocating a Business Climate for Life Science Expansion and Job Creation in California


• Championing Tax Incentives Tailored to the Golden State's Life Science Industry


• Contributing to a Public Dialogue on the Benefits and Costs of the New Medicines Being Discovered and Produced through Molecular Biology


• Supporting Investment in Regional and State Infrastructure

BayBio SUPPORTS

AB 1370 (Lieber) Income and corporation taxes: net operating losses.
Status: Testimony taken.  Hearing in Senate Revenue and Tax to be held.

AB 2114 (Villines) The Corporation Tax Law: allocation and apportionment.
Status: Rereferred to Committee.

AB 2711 (Portantino) Economic Development: innovation and technology.
Status: Rereferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee .

SB 1457(Steinberg) Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act: CalSAVE program.
Status: Second reading at Senate Appropriations Committee.

AB 2440(Laird) Medi-Cal: reimbursement codes.
Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Health.

BayBio OPPOSES

AB 515 (Lieber) Occupational safety and health.
Status: Re-referred to Committee on Environmental Quality.  Held without recommendation.

AB 2387 (Saldana) Biosample storage.
Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee Suspense File.

AB 2690(Krekorian) Product liability actions: prescription pharmaceutical products.
Status: Amended in Assembly Judiciary Committee.

AB 2821(Feuer) Drug marketing: gifts.
Status: Second hearing set in Assembly Health Committee.

SB 1565(Kuehl) California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act.
Status: Hearing set in Senate Appropriations Committee.

BayBio continues to WATCH:

AB 2296 (Mullin) Animals.
Status: Amended; referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

SB 1270(Cedillo) Pharmacy: dangerous drug and device pedigrees.
Status: Amended; referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

SB 1307(Ridley-Thomas) Pharmacy: pedigree.
Status: Second reading; Senate Appropriations Committee.

AB 2505(Brownley) Hazardous Waste: toxic packaging.
Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Page last updated May 8^th, 2008.

 

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