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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 25, 2026: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 423
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {193225/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)PDF
- Amendments {193225/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Radov, Lisa (Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Blanchard, Meredith (National Anti-Vivisection Society)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hvitved, Angela (Alternatives Research & Development Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ulrey, Amanda (Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Harrington, Gene (Animal Health Institute)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Hampton, Timothy (BIOQUAL, Inc.)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Waters, Carrie (Humane Veterinary Medical Alliance (HumaneVMA))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Volodin, Stacey (Humane World for Animals)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Schaeffer, Crystal (American Anti-Vivisection Society)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Sidh, Sameer (Johns Hopkins University and Medicine)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Bauer, Danielle (Maryland Veterinary Medical Association)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Morton, Brandon (National Association for Biomedical Research)
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