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HB 465 In Committee

AN ACT relating to animal testing.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms; establish a process for dogs and cats that have been retired from use for research and testing in an animal testing facility to be made available for adoption; prohibit the use of state funds that directly support painful experiments as defined by federal law and administered by the United States Department of Agriculture; require animal testing facilities that receive state funds to publicly publish an annual report on their website including the total animals and dogs and cats being tested yearly, active research, all testing projects that use animals, the total amount and source of funding for the project, and efforts used to reduce animal testing.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 21, 2026
Last action
Jan 29, 2026 — to Agriculture (H)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
31 · Low