HB 626

Animal Testing and Research - Human-Relevant Research Funding and Animal Testing and Research Contributions

Sponsor: Bonnie Cullison (District 19)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Human-Relevant Research Fund under the administration of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants and loans to promote State-funded research intended to develop human-relevant alternatives to using nonhuman animals in medical and product testing and research; requiring, beginning January 15, 2024, research facilities that engage in animal testing or research to pay a contribution, based on a certain number of animals, to the Secretary of Health; providing a civil penalty for a violation of the Act; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Leary, Sue	Alternatives Research & Development Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Akhtar, Aysha	Center for Contemporary Sciences	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cullison, Delegate, Bonnie	Delegate Bonnie Cullison	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Corbett, Jim	Emulate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hickman, James	Hesperos, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Humane Society of the United States	Oral
FAV	Ulrey, Amanda	Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fullerton, Kimberly	Maryland State Bar Association - Animal Law Section	Oral
FAV	Radov, Lisa	Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Armento, Alex	MatTek Life Sciences	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Keith	Organovo Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollok, Brian	Propagenix Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mindy	TEDCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conlee, Kathleen	The Humane Society of the United States	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Cullison, Delegate Cullisonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Huber, Michaellobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FWA	Canning, Brendan	Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Oral
FWA	Hutchinson, Eric	Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Oral
FWA	Ball, Gregory	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mankowski, Joseph	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Alternatives Research & Development FoundationFAV 1

Center for Contemporary SciencesFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Delegate Bonnie CullisonFAV 1

EmulateFAV 1

Hesperos, Inc.FAV 1

Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.FAV 1

Johns HopkinsFWA 1

Johns Hopkins University and MedicineFWA 2

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Maryland State Bar Association - Animal Law SectionFAV 1

Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.FAV 1

MatTek Life SciencesFAV 1

Organovo IncFAV 1

Propagenix Inc.FAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

TEDCOFAV 1

The Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

University of Maryland, BaltimoreFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

FAVGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…

FWAHuber, MichaelJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins