HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Thursday, April 12, 2007 PLACE: E2.010 CHAIR: Rep. David Swinford The committee will meet to consider the following: HB 225 Paxton / et al. Relating to prohibiting the use of state money for certain biomedical research. HB 537 Thompson Relating to research using human cells and tissues. HB 1486 Naishtat / et al. Relating to the establishment of the stem cell research program. HB 1533 Homer / et al. Relating to a ban on human cloning; providing penalties. HB 1829 Raymond Relating to prohibiting human cloning and other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties. HB 2704 Woolley / et al. Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties. HJR 43 Thompson Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Institute for Regenerative Medicine, authorizing the issuance of bonds for the purposes of the institute, and prohibiting the legislature from prohibiting stem cell research. For additional information contact the committee clerk at 463-0814.