HB 580

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 13, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 23, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 08, 2024

Animal testing facilities; DACR shall convene task force to identify potential deficiencies.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Apr 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 02, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 28, 2024

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB580ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB580ER)

House

Enrolled

Feb 23, 2024

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)

Feb 22, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 20, 2024

Senate

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N)

Feb 19, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB580H1)

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 13, 2024

House

VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)

Feb 12, 2024

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB580H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24106700D-H1

Feb 09, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 24106700D-H1

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N)

Jan 31, 2024

House

Assigned App. sub: Higher Education

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)

Jan 25, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB580)

Jan 24, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 23, 2024

House

Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture

Jan 09, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102144D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102144D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106700D-H1 PDF HTML
HB580ER PDF HTML
CHAP0693 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB580FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB580FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB580F122.PDF PDF

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