S 2117

Massachusetts Senate bill in Session 194.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 5, 2026.

An Act providing that no state funds will be allocated to any agency, school, university, etc. that does research on animals.

Bill ID MA-194-S-2117
Session 194
Status failed
Committee State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Senate failed 2026-03-05
Education
Summary

All animals feel pain and stress ... It is inhumane for humans to deliberately inflict this on them ... Any animals that are currently being used for research purposes will have to be ...

Sponsor
Comerford, Joanne M.
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-05 Status failed
2026-03-05 Latest Action Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S2986
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