Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB381: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public safety, prohibiting certain animal experimentation and certain testing and sale of animal-tested cosmetics; and providing for remedies.
Status: Signed into law, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public safety, prohibiting certain animal experimentation, sale and testing ; and imposing penalties. IN PUBLIC SAFETY, PROHIBITING CERTAIN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND CERTAIN TESTING AND SALE OF ANIMAL-TESTED COSMETICS; AND PROVIDING FOR REMEDIES.
From the amended text, September 28, 2026:
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public safety, prohibiting certain animal experimentation, sale and testing ; and imposing penalties. IN PUBLIC SAFETY, PROHIBITING CERTAIN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND CERTAIN TESTING AND SALE OF ANIMAL-TESTED COSMETICS; AND PROVIDING FOR REMEDIES. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read: CHAPTER 58A ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION, SALE AND CERTAIN TESTING PROHIBITED Subchapter A. Experimentation B. Sale C. Certain Testing Prohibited D. Remedies <-- <-- <-- A. EXPERIMENTATION B. CERTAIN TESTING AND SALE OF ANIMAL-TESTED COSMETICS PROHIBITED C. REMEDIES SUBCHAPTER A EXPERIMENTATION Sec. 58A01. Definitions. 58A02. Prohibiting Commonwealth funding for certain animal subject experimentation. 58A03. Compliance with cruelty of animal provisions for Commonwealth funding. 58A04. Animal testing facilities and adoption of animal subjects. 58A05 . Penalty. 58A06. Disclosure of Commonwealth- funded animal research. 58A07. Regular disclosure of Federal reports. 58A01. DEFINITIONS. 58A02. COMMONWEALTH FUNDING FOR CERTAIN ANIMAL SUBJECT RESEARCH. 58A03. ANIMAL TESTING FACILITIES AND ADOPTION OF ANIMAL SUBJECTS. 58A04. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL REPORTS. § 58A01. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Animal subject." A dog or a cat. …