Shelly Simonds
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 70
Task Force on Transparency in Publicly Funded Animal Testing Facilities; report. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a Task Force on Transparency in Publicly Funded Animal Testing Facilities, consisting of legislators and stakeholders, for the purpose of identifying potential deficiencies in publicly funded animal testing facilities in the Commonwealth and recommending methods and context for making certain information about such animal testing facilities publicly available. The bill requires the Task Force to report its findings to certain committees of the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 411.
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.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB580ER)
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (HB580ER)
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB580H1)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB580H1
Committee substitute agreed to 24106700D-H1
Read first time
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 24106700D-H1
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB580)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102144D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102144D | PDF HTML |
Committee substitute printed 24106700D-H1 | PDF HTML |
HB580ER | PDF HTML |
CHAP0693 | PDF HTML |
Document | Format |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: HB580FER122.PDF | |
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB580FH1122.PDF | |
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB580F122.PDF |
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