House Bill 668

AN ACT TO ADOPT AND ENTER INTO THE "SOLEMN COVENANT OF THE STATES TO AWARD PRIZES FOR CURING DISEASES COMPACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOLEMN COVENANT OF STATES COMMISSION UPON ENACTMENT OF THE COMPACT BY SIX STATES; TO PRESCRIBE THE COMMISSION'S POWERS AND DUTIES; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO AWARD PRIZES FOR TREATMENTS AND THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS THAT MEET THE COMMISSION'S STANDARDS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CURE OR TREATMENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO ARRANGE FOR THE TRANSFER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NECESSARY TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE A CURE TREATMENT OR THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOL THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED A PRIZE; TO PRESCRIBE MEETING AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT BYLAWS AND CERTAIN RULES; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT AN ANNUAL BUDGET AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUDIT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS; TO EXEMPT RECORDS OF THE COMMISSION FROM THE COMPACTING STATES' PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS; TO GRANT COMMISSION MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES IMMUNITY FROM ALLEGED LIABILITY STEMMING FROM ACTS OF THE COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE AT LEAST TWO STATES TO ADOPT THE COMPACT IN ORDER FOR IT TO BECOME EFFECTIVE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL AND EXPULSION FROM THE COMPACT OF MEMBER STATES; TO PROVIDE THAT LAWFUL ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION ARE BINDING UPON COMPACTING STATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Becky Currie

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In the House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2

1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Ways and Means
2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House