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AL HJR44

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

4/2/2015

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2015

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and its scientists, clinicians, educators, and entrepreneurs for groundbreaking genomic research
  • Acknowledges that approximately 1,200 of Alabama's 58,000 annual births involve intellectual or developmental delay, and 3,000 involve other rare conditions, with many families seeking diagnoses for years without resolution
  • Recognizes HudsonAlpha's role in unlocking mysteries of undiagnosed diseases to enable earlier, more accurate diagnoses and better treatment through genomic technologies and analysis
  • Affirms Alabama's commitment to being known as a compassionate state toward families with genetic diseases and to encouraging financial support for undiagnosed genetic disease research
  • Acknowledges the connection between science, clinical research, and job creation in Alabama's bioscience sector and the state's goal to build on its internationally known expertise in genomics

Legislative Description

HudsonAlpha Institute on Biotechnology, recognized

Resolutions, Legislative

Last Action

Forwarded to Governor at 2:47 p.m. on April 2, 2015.

4/2/2015

Committee Referrals

Rules3/12/2015
Rules3/10/2015

Full Bill Text

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