SB 444-FN
prohibiting the use of animal testing when other comparable methods are available.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| In the House | INTERIM STUDY |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2010 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H43 |
Where it stands
House: INTERIM STUDY · Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
In practice this often ends a bill's progress for the term.
Sponsors
Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7, Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6, Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Commerce
- January 20, 2026Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 100, SH, 11:00 am
- February 18, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0778s, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC
- March 5, 2026SB 444 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-0778s, AF, VV; 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0877s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2026-0877s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026
- March 12, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- April 8, 2026Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 01:15 pm GP 229
- April 21, 2026Subcommittee Work Session: 04/21/2026 01:15 pm GP 229
- April 28, 2026Subcommittee Work Session: 04/28/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- April 29, 2026Executive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- May 1, 2026Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 04/29/2026 (Vote 13-2; CC)
- May 14, 2026Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 05/14/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0877s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Refer for Interim Study
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 20, 2026 at 11:00Commerce hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 5, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 8, 2026 at 13:15Commerce and Consumer Affairs public hearing recording 3:30:21–3:40:34, about 10 min (estimated)
- April 21, 2026 at 13:15Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee work session recording 2:29:00–2:55:00, about 26 min (estimated)
- April 28, 2026 at 10:00Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee work session recording 0:17:48–0:22:14, about 4 min (estimated)
- April 29, 2026 at 10:00Commerce and Consumer Affairs executive session recording 0:06:30–0:09:11, about 3 min (estimated)
- May 14, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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