Bill > HB625

This bill shifts the responsibility for collecting contributions for the Human-Relevant Research Fund from the Maryland Department of Health to the Department of Agriculture, requiring research facilities in the state that submit an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Form 7023 (a federal form detailing animal use in research) to pay these contributions to the Department of Agriculture instead. The bill also establishes that research facilities failing to make these required payments, which are tiered based on the number of animals reported on their federal form, could face a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per day. This change aims to streamline the collection process for funds intended to support human-relevant research.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0625?ys=2026RS