VirginiaAnimal testing facilities; public notification of inspection report.
What it does
Animal testing facilities; public notification. Requires any animal testing facility to (i) within 30 days of receiving a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection report, make such inspection report publicly available along with any other relevant USDA final incident reports and relevant documents generated during or as a result of internal or external reviews and (ii) within 30 days of receiving any USDA official warning notice of alleged violation, settlement agreement or stipulation, administrative complaint, decision or order, or any other enforcement record, make such documents publicly available. Current law requires any animal testing facility, within 30 days of receiving an inspection report, to make such inspection report publicly available along with any other relevant USDA incident reports and relevant documents generated from internal reviews.
More detail
The bill also allows an animal testing facility to redact information contained within such documents in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0329)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 329 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1127)
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 24Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 21Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 21Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1127ER)Major
- Feb 21EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- Feb 17Passed House with amendments (95-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 17Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 17Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1127)
- Feb 12Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- Feb 7Assigned ACNR sub: AgricultureMinor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Printed as engrossed 25102631D-E
- Feb 4Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 4Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 4Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 30Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1127)
- Jan 21Assigned ACNR sub: Companion AnimalsMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102631DIntroduced