Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 16, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 6278
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING METHODS AND REQUIRING THE USE OF BIODIESEL BLENDING METHODS FOR CERTAIN DIESEL FUELS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require manufacturers and contract testing facilities to use other testing methods than animal testing when such other methods are available.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 23 to April 16, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action12 actions on 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Apr 16 · stopped83 days
Environment CommitteeJan 23 to Mar 2864 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 28
Who voted how
Yea Arnold Jensen, Brandon Chafee, Ceci Maher, Christine Cohen, Dominique Johnson, Donna Veach, Doug Dubitsky, Frank Smith, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Hector Arzeno, Jan Hochadel, Jason Doucette, Jennifer Leeper, John E. Piscopo, John-Michael Parker, Jonathan Jacobson, Jonathan Steinberg, Joseph P. Gresko, Karen Reddington-Hughes, Kenneth Gucker, Laurie Sweet, Maria P. Horn, Mary M. Mushinsky, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Mike Demicco, Patricia A. Dillon, Rick Lopes, Ryan K. 139, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Tom O'Dea
Nay Mark W. Anderson, Patrick E. Callahan
Not voting Chris Stewart, Joe Polletta
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 23 – Mar 28
- Jan 23Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 14Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
- Mar 17Sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 19Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 28Environment Committee recommended it
All 12 actions, as published
- Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 10Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 14DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 28Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 31FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses