Cathy Kipp
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 14
Primary
The act requires a facility that uses animals for health-related research (health-related research facility) to offer a dog or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue for the purpose of adoption before euthanizing the animal. If the health-related research facility has an internal adoption program, the facility may first offer the dog or cat for adoption through the internal adoption program before offering the dog or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue. A health-related research facility that acts in good faith to transfer or adopt out a dog or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue is immune from civil liability for acts or circumstances related to or resulting from the transfer or internal adoption of the dog or cat. A health-related research facility must submit an annual report to the department of agriculture that includes the following information for the previous year: The total number of dogs and cats that the health-related research facility transferred to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue for the purpose of adoption; The total number of dogs and cats that the health-related research facility adopted out through an internal adoption program; and The name and address of each animal shelter or pet animal rescue to which the health-related research facility transferred a dog or cat for the purpose of adoption.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (04/22/2025) | |
| Final Act (04/11/2025) | |
| Rerevised (03/31/2025) | |
| Revised (03/28/2025) | |
| Reengrossed (03/05/2025) | |
| Engrossed (03/04/2025) | |
| Introduced (01/23/2025) | |
| PA2 (03/28/2025) | |
| PA1 (02/28/2025) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/25/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (08/05/2025) |
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