FirstSB085_H_HHS.001 RegularHOUSE SessionCOMMITTEE Seventy-fifthOF GeneralREFERENCE AssemblyREPORT STATE_______________________________ OFMarch COLORADO26, ENGROSSED2025 ThisChair Versionof IncludesCommittee AllDate AmendmentsCommittee Adopted on SecondHealth Reading& inHuman theServices House. of Introduction LLS NO.

25-0413.01After Joshconsideration Schultzon x5486the SENATEmerits, BILLthe 25-085Committee SENATErecommends SPONSORSHIPthe Kippfollowing: and Carson, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Rutinel and Paschal, Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHEADOPTIONOFANIMALSTHATARETESTSUBJECTSOF HEALTH -RELATED RESEARCH .

BillSB25-085 Summarybe (Note:amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

ThisAmend summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed versionbill, ofpage this2, billstrike willlines be2 availablethrough at4 http://leg.colorado.gov.)and Thesubstitute: bill 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"SECTION the1. health-related research facility has an g internal adoption program, the facility may first offer the dog or cat for d adoption through the internal adoption program before offering the dog e 2 T R 2 A n 4 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

DoubleIn underliningColorado denotesRevised SENATEStatutes, amendment.add article 82 to title 35 as follows:

EARTICLE d82". c Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.

DashesPage through2, thestrike wordsline or6 numbersand indicatesubstitute: deletions from existing law.

e"35-82-101. M A or cat to an animal shelter or a pet animal rescue.

A health-related research facility must submit an annual report to the department of public health and environment that includes the following information for the previous year:

! The total number of dogs and cats that are used for health-related research conducted at the health-related research facility;

! 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.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,addarticle5.7totitle 25 as follows:

ARTICLE 5.7 Animals in Health-related Research Facilities 25-5.7-101.

A USED IN THIS ARTICLEARTICLE82,UNLESS". 5.7,UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :

(1)Page "ANIMAL3, "strike MEANSlines A4 LIVEand VERTEBRATE5 ,NONHUMANand ANIMALsubstitute: .

(2)"(5) "ANIMAL"D SHELTEREPARTMENT " HASMEANS THE MEANINGDEPARTMENT SETOF FORTHAGRICULTURE CREATED IN SECTION 35-80-10235-1-103.". (1).

(3)Page "C3, AT"line MEANS24, Astrike SMALL"25-5.7-102." ,and DOMESTICATEDsubstitute ,CARNIVOROUS"35-82-102.". MAMMALTHATISAMEMBEROFTHEFAMILY FELIDAE ,ORDER C ARNIVORA .

(4)Page "CHEMICALSUBSTANCE3, "MEANSANYORGANICORINORGANICline SUBSTANCE25, ,INCLUDINGstrike :"reporting." and substitute "reporting - conflict with federal requirements.".

(a)Page A5, DRUGafter ,ASline DEFINED8 IN21insert: U.S.C.SEC .

321"(5) (g)(1);IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE 82 IS FOUND TO BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE FEDERAL "ANIMAL W ELFARE ACT ", 7 U.S.CSEC.

(b)2131 AET PESTICIDE,ASSEQ.THECONFLICTINGPARTOFTHISARTICLE DEFINED82ISINOPERATIVE IN7SOLELY U.S.C.SECTO .THE EXTENT OF THE CONFLICT ,AND THE FINDING OR DETERMINATION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS ARTICLE82.".

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-2- 085 (c) A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE ,AS DEFINED IN15 U.S.C.SEC.2602 (2);AND (d) A FOOD ADDITIVE,AS DEFINED IN21 U.S.C.SEC.

321 (s).

(5) "DEPARTMENT "MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT .

(6) "DOG" MEANSANYMEMBEROFTHESPECIES C ANISFAMILIARIS.

(7) "HEALTH -RELATED RESEARCH "MEANS RESEARCH :

(a) RELATED TO THE CAUSES , PROGRESSION, DIAGNOSIS , TREATMENT , CONTROL , OR PREVENTION OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISEASES AND IMPAIRMENTS OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS ;

(b) RELATEDTOTHEDEVELOPMENTOFBIOMEDICALPRODUCTSOR DEVICES ,AS DEFINED I21 U.S.C.SEC.

321 (h)OR (c) T O TEST THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES , INGREDIENTS ,MEDICAL DEVICES ,VACCINES ,PRODUCTS , OR PRODUCT FORMULATIONS .

(8)(a) "HEALTH-RELATEDRESEARCHFACILITY "MEANSANENTITY THAT USES ANIMALS FOR HEALTH -RELATED RESEARCH .

(b) "HEALTH -RELATED RESEARCH FACILITY" DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ENTITY THAT ONLY PROVIDES A BENEFICIAL SERVICE TO AN ANIMAL, SUCH AS SPAYING OR NEUTERING .

(9) "P ET ANIMAL RESCUE " HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 35-80-102 (11.2).

25-5.7-102.

Health-relatedresearch-dogsandcats-adoption - reporting.