AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE
Summary
Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 20, 2025
How they voted
71–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 75
Jun 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
95% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
04/24/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
P
Jon Brien
IIndependent
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
P
Tom Noret
DDemocratic
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