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
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action Mar 19, 2025
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
03/19/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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