SB 25-085 CO

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Became Law

The act requires a facility that uses animals for health-related research (health-related research facility) to offer a dog or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue for the purpose of adoption before euthanizing the animal. If the health-related research facility has an internal adoption program, the facility may first offer the dog or cat for adoption through the internal adoption program before offering the dog or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue. A health-related research facility that acts in good faith to transfer or adopt out a dog or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue is immune from civil liability for acts or circumstances related to or resulting from the transfer or internal adoption of the dog or cat. A health-related research facility must submit an annual report to the department of agriculture that includes the following information for the previous year: The total number of dogs and cats that the health-related research facility transferred to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue for the purpose of adoption; The total number of dogs and cats that the health-related research facility adopted out through an internal adoption program; and The name and address of each animal shelter or pet animal rescue to which the health-related research facility transferred a dog or cat for the purpose of adoption.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Cathy Kipp Democratic · primary
• John Carson Republican · primary
• Manny Rutinel Democratic · primary
• Amy Paschal Democratic · primary

1. Apr 22, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 14, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Apr 11, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Apr 10, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 4, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. Mar 31, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Mar 28, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
8. Mar 26, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Mar 10, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
10. Mar 5, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Mar 4, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
12. Feb 27, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Jan 23, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper