2026 Regular Session
HB666
Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)
Prohibiting a research facility or a testing facility from using certain dogs and cats for research or testing purposes; prohibiting a research facility or testing facility from performing devocalization procedures on dogs or cats; prohibiting a testing facility from using traditional animal test methods under certain circumstances; applying certain provisions of law regarding the adoption of dogs and cats used for scientific research purposes to testing facilities; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
121 yea–13 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules
January 30, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (121-13) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {443523/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation