2007 House Bill 5528

Authorize autism research tax checkoff

Introduced in the House

Dec. 4, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Richard Ball (R-85)

To establish a fund in the Department of Community Health to provide to provide grants to hospitals or universities for research, diagnosis, and treatment of autism, and research on the triggers of autism. Money for the fund would come from the income tax checkoff proposed by House Bill 5526.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Dec. 13, 2007

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 18, 2008

Passed in the House 108 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 20, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Finance