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This page compiles legislation, rules, and policies regarding state stem cell research programs. Much of this information is also contained in a summary table of state policies compiled by Susan Stayn of Stanford University.

• California
• Connecticut
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• New York
• Rhode Island
• Wisconsin

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California

For research funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM):

• Proposition 71
• CIRM Regulations

California laws and guidelines for non-CIRM-funded research:

• Senate Bill No. 1260 (2006)
• Senate Bill No. 322 (2003)
• California Department of Public Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research

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Connecticut

• Connecticut Stem Cell Research Program
• Connecticut General Statutes §19a-32d through §19a-32g
  Stem cell research: Definitions. Prohibition on human cloning. Disposition of embryos or embryonic stem cells following infertility treatment. Written consent required for donations. Embryonic stem cell research authorized. Limitations. Regulations. Penalties.
• Public Act No. 06-77
  An Act Designating The Month Of November As Lung Cancer Awareness Month And Concerning The Establishment Of A Public Umbilical Cord Blood Bank
• Public Act No. 08-80
  An act amending the state stem cell program to codify the connection to the National Academies' Guidelines and other changes
• 2006-025 Formal Opinion, Attorney General State of Connecticut
  In response to a request for a formal opinion regarding Public Act No. 05-149: An Act Permitting Stem Cell Research and Banning the Cloning of Human Beings

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Illinois

• Amendment to Executive Order Number 6 (2005) Which Created the Illinois Regenerative Institute for Stem Cell Research
• Public Act 095-0519
  Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Prohibition Act

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Maryland

• Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006

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Massachusetts

• Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2005
  An Act Enhancing Regenerative Medicine in the Commonwealth
• Department of Public Health materials regarding egg retrieval
• Department of Public Health application for registration
• Department of Public Health Advisory Opinion ruling interpreting the meaning of valuable consideration (2006)

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New Jersey

• Stem Cell Information from Commission on Science & Technology
• Findings, declarations relative to human stem cell research (2003)
• Prohibition on human cloning

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New York

• New York State Stem Cell Science

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Rhode Island

• Chapter 23-16.4
  Human Cloning
• Chapter 11-54
  Experimentation on Human Fetuses (2003)
• House Resolution Creating the Rhode Island House of Representatives Regenerative Medicine and Research Advisory Study Commission

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Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center
• Executive Order 147
  Relating to Wisconsin's Leadership Role in the Development of Stem Cell Technology and Jobs