House Bill 1443, as amended, establishes a Parkinson’s disease registry maintained by the Institute for Parkinson’s Research at the University of South Florida, adds two board appointments, and clarifies physician reporting requirements; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably.

Minnesota implements tax credit policy for clinical research following federal regulations.

Seven public universities violated animal welfare regulations over 117 times from 2014 to 2024.

Board allows researchers to inspect records under strict safeguards and executive approval.