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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 29, 2026

To Agriculture (H)

Introduced January 21, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB465

AN ACT relating to animal testing.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms; establish a process for dogs and cats that have been retired from use for research and testing in an animal testing facility to be made available for adoption; prohibit the use of state funds that directly support painful experiments as defined by federal law and administered by the United States Department of Agriculture; require animal testing facilities that receive state funds to publicly publish an…

Animals, Livestock, and Poultry Business Entities And Organizations Diseases Drugs and Medicines Education, Higher Pets And Service Animals Reports Mandated Research

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This bill would require animal testing facilities that receive state funding to make retired dogs and cats available for adoption rather than euthanizing them, and to publish yearly public reports on how many animals they test and what research they fund. It would also ban the use of state money to directly support experiments that federal law classifies as painful. These changes would apply to any Kentucky facility that uses state funds for animal research.…

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