Relating to disclosure of sponsors of research conducted by persons employed by public institutions of higher education

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2021
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2021
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires that faculty or other employees or appointees of a community college or regents university who conducted or participated in conducting sponsored research shall, in any public communication relating to the results of such research, conspicuously disclose the identity of each sponsor of the research. The bill defines public communication, sponsor, and sponsored research.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named January 28, 2021. On February 9, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.

• Rep. Sandy Salmon REmail
• Rep. Holly Brink R
• Rep. Mary Mascher D

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