2024 Senate Bill 792

Animals: research facilities; compliance report content requirements; modify.

A bill to amend 1969 PA 224, entitled “An act to license and regulate dealers that deliver, transport, board, buy, or sell dogs or cats for laboratory research purposes; to regulate research facilities that use dogs or cats for laboratory research; to require research facilities to offer laboratory animals no longer needed for laboratory research to certain animal protection shelters for adoption before euthanizing; to require research facilities to submit annual reports; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain conditions; to create certain funds; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 11a (MCL 287.391a), as added by 2023 PA 314.

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The bill requires animal research facilities to submit detailed annual reports on their use of laboratory animals, replacing the previous compliance attestation requirement.

Introduced in the Senate

March 14, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-5) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Erika Geiss (D-1), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Paul Wojno (D-10), Sue Shink (D-14), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11) and Stephanie Chang (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs