Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE)
SB 414 requires animal testing facilities and breeders to offer dogs and cats for adoption to shelters or rescue groups for at least three weeks before euthanizing them, provided the animals pose no health or safety risk. Facilities must report annually on the number of animals they owned, used for testing, and transferred to adoption groups. Violations could result in fines up to $5,000 per animal. This bill directly affects facilities and breeders that handle dogs or cats for research, education, or breeding purposes.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 4, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Total actions
13
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1
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
upper
Nov 4, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Keyeski and Jagler;
cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Joers, Armstrong, Udell, Miresse, DeSmidt, Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Palmeri, Kreibich, Bare, Goodwin, Donovan, Sheehan, Anderson, Sinicki, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau and Stubbs
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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