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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 907: Animal testing facility operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates, care and treatment.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 907 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Animal testing facility operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates, care and treatment. Primary sponsor: Bill Stanley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Animal testing facility operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates. Requires any animal testing facility operated by a state agency that no longer has need for a nonhuman primate, as defined in the bill, in its possession to consider options for and determine the appropriate care and treatment of such nonhuman primate in consultation with the facility's attending veterinarian, which options shall include offering for release such nonhuman primate to a certified sanctuary, defined in the bill. The bill allows an animal testing facility to enter into an agreement with the certified sanctuary to implement the release of such nonhuman primate.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill StanleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB907)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB907ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (75-Y 21-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source