Florida's self-described jobs governor Rick Scott has spent far more time on pocketbook issues than social causes. But during the Republican primary in 2010, Scott talked up his conservative stances on social issues including embryonic stem cell research.

In a campaign document, Scott wrote that he "will place a permanent ban on embryonic stem cell research."

He was also quoted on the Palm Beach Post during the campaign as saying: "The most important thing is that I've always been a pro-life individual. That's how I think about things. And my belief that we need a permanent ban on embryonic stem cell research and things like that. Those are the things that are really important in this state."

We gave Scott a Promise Stalled after his first year in office resulted in no action toward such a ban. We wanted to check in on his progress near the end of his third year in office.

First some background on embryonic stem cell research, which we pulled from a fact-check on a claim by former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla. Embryonic stem cell research involves experiments on live embryos obtained through extra eggs of in vitro fertilization patients, who must sign consent forms allowing for experimentation. These eggs are not fertilized inside of the women's body, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Research on human, non-embryonic stem cells is older and less controversial. The key difference is embryonic stem cells can become all cells of the body, while adult stem cells are limited to the cells of their original tissue.

Shortly after President Barack Obama took office, Obama got a Promise Kept from PolitiFact for reversing President George W. Bush's ban on federal funding of research on embryonic stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001, through executive order.

Scott's desire to ban embryonic stem cell research hasn't translated into action.

We searched bills and news articles and couldn't find any evidence that Scott had taken steps to ban embryonic stem cell research. A spokesman for Scott said he had no updates to provide PolitiFact Florida.

We checked with a few universities to see if they do embryonic stem cell research -- the University of Florida does not do it. At the University of Miami, most of the stem cell research is not embryonic. It does have have embryonic research in macular degeneration and diabetes that is funded with money from the National Institutes of Health and private sources.

"As far as I know it's a promise he didn't fulfill I'm pleased to say," said Bernard Siegel, founder of the Genetics Policy Institute in Palm Beach County. "From the standpoint of those who advocate for research, I'm glad he cast his gaze elsewhere."

We rate this Promise Broken.