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Subcommittee debates animal-testing reporting; governor signals veto risk, members consider narrowing to cosmetics
Summary
A sponsor explained an amendment to require annual, aggregated reporting of animal testing statewide; the governor's office reportedly warned a broad requirement could deter biotech investment, prompting discussion about limiting reporting to cosmetic companies or moving the bill to interim study.
Representative Sullivan explained an amendment to SB444 that would require entities using animal testing in the state to file an annual, aggregated report by animal type to the governor's commission on humane treatment, with penalties for unauthorized disclosure intended to preserve company anonymity.
"The goal of this amendment was to sort of collect it," the sponsor told the…
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