Animal testing facilities; DACR shall convene task force to identify potential deficiencies.
Summary
Animal testing facilities; public notification;report. Requires any animal testing facility, contract testingfacility, or manufacturer, as defined in relevant law, that uses an animal test method to make publicly available, on or before December1 for the preceding federal fiscal year, the total number of animalsused for research, education, testing, or experimental, scientific,or biomedical purposes. The bill requires the report to identifyand group such animals according to species (i) by displaying a linkto access such information on the homepage or landing page of theanimal testing facility's, contract facility's, or manufacturer'swebsite or (ii) if such animal testing facility does not have a website,by making such information available by means of a press releaseor other similar publication.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB580ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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