SB 907 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Animal testing facility operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates, care and treatment.

Summary
Animal testing facility operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates. Requires any animal testing facility operated by a state agency that no longer has need for a nonhuman primate, as defined in the bill, in its possession to consider options for and determine the appropriate care and treatment of such nonhuman primate in consultation with the facility's attending veterinarian, which options shall include offering for release such nonhuman primate to a certified sanctuary, defined in the bill. The bill allows an animal testing facility to enter into an agreement with the certified sanctuary to implement the release of such nonhuman primate.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 5, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
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This bill transitioned from an enrolled legislative draft to its final chaptered form as Virginia Act Chapter 437. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing requirements for animal testing facilities operated by state agencies to consider releasing nonhuman primates to certified sanctuaries when they no longer need them.
TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes from legislative draft to final enacted form, including page headers, chapter number, approval date, and line breaks. No substantive policy changes.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB907ER)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (75-Y 21-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Jan 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Stanley
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
VA
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