Maryland Senate vote

The “Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements...” (SB 423)

Official title: Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)

Passed: 45 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting

Mar 19, 2026, SB 423

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: mgaleg.maryland.gov

How each party voted

Republicans13 YES · 0 NO
Democrats32 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting

Absent (2)

Democrats (2)

Joanne BensonState Senator
Anthony MuseState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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The “Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements...” (SB 423)

How each party voted

Yes (45)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (32)

Absent (2)

Democrats (2)

The “Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements...” (SB 423)

How each party voted

Yes (45)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (32)

Absent (2)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (45)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (32)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (45)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (32)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Democrats (2)

Yes (45)

Absent (2)

Yes (45)

Absent (2)