Maryland House Bill 626

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing the Human-Relevant Research Fund under the administration of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants and loans to promote State-funded research intended to develop human-relevant alternatives to using nonhuman animals in medical and product testing and research; requiring, beginning January 15, 2024, research facilities that engage in animal testing or research to pay a contribution, based on a certain number of animals, to the Secretary of Health; providing a civil penalty for a violation of the Act; etc.

Animal Testing and Research - Human-Relevant Research Funding and Animal Testing and Research Contributions

Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Nick Allen [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Tony Bridges [D]
Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]
Del. Lily Qi [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]
Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]

2023-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 102 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 98 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-08	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447
2023-04-07	House	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-07	House	Third Reading Passed (102-36)
2023-04-07	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2023-04-04	Senate	Third Reading Passed (36-11)
2023-04-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {133627/1 Adopted
2023-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2023-03-20	Senate	Referred Finance
2023-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (98-36)
2023-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments {783528/1 Adopted
2023-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2023-02-13	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
2023-02-03	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

SB560 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Economic Development	10	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10-4D	01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10-4D	2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10-4D	3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10-4D	4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10-4D	5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10-4D	6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	6	226	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0626?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0626f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0626t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0626e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_447_hb0626e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0626_78352801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0626_13362701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0626_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0626_w&m.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0626_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0502.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1196.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0884.pdf