ColoradoHealth-Related Research Test Subjects
What it does
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.
More detail
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.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Apr 22Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 14Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 11Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 10Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 4Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 31House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 28House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 26House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 10Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 5Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Feb 27Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Jan 23Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced