Maryland House Bill 665

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-02 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Applying certain provisions of law regarding the adoption of dogs and cats used for scientific research purposes to testing facilities; requiring certain research facilities and testing facilities to submit to the Department of Agriculture certain information regarding dogs and cats on or before January 31 each year; and requiring a school or an institution of higher education that uses animals for certain purposes to submit a report on the results of certain inspections to the General Assembly on or before December 31 each year.

Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements

Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-02	House	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-30	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

SB422 (Crossfiled) 2026-02-09 - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Agriculture	15	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	15	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	15	104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	15	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	15	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0665?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0665f.pdf