Anatomical Gifts

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or the list of foreign countries where data can be stored.

An Act to Allow Genome Data Storage Abroad

This bill amends Tennessee's anatomical gifts laws to permit genome sequencing data collected for clinical trials or biomedical research studies to be stored in foreign countries if federal rules are followed.

What This Bill Does

• Amends a part of Tennessee law about anatomical gifts.
• Permits genome sequencing data from clinical trials or biomedical research studies to be stored in foreign countries if it adheres to federal guidelines.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who participate in clinical trials and biomedical research studies
• Researchers conducting such studies

Terms To Know

Genome sequencing

The process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome.

Clinical trial

A type of research study that tests new medical treatments or interventions in people.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is not clear how this bill will be enforced.
• The bill does not specify which foreign countries the data can be stored in.
• This bill was withdrawn, so it may not become a law.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1571
By Lowe
SB1571
009793
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68,
Chapter 30, relative to anatomical gifts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-30-205(a), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subsection:
This subsection (a) does not apply if the data is collected as part of a clinical trial or
other biomedical research study conducted in accordance with 28 CFR Part 202.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.