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Investigational drugs, biological products, or devices: right to try.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 149 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Aug 27, 2015

What it does

Existing law, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, prohibits a person from introducing into interstate commerce any new drug unless the drug has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . Existing law requires the sponsor of a new drug to submit to the FDA an investigational new drug application and to then conduct a series of clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of the drug in human populations and submit the results to the FDA in a new drug application.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 27, 2015

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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