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2016 SESSION
HB 325 Veterinarians; practice of medicine.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Practice of veterinary medicine. Eliminates the exception to licensure requirements for veterinarians licensed in other states who are called to attend a case in the Commonwealth and who do not open an office or appoint a place to practice within the Commonwealth. The bill allows the Board of Veterinary Medicine (the Board) to grant or renew a license or registration to an applicant who has had a license to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice as a veterinary technician, or registration to practice as an equine dental technician revoked or suspended due to nonrenewal in another state. The bill also repeals (i) provisions allowing the Board to issue temporary licenses to certain applicants and (ii) provisions related to penalties for violations of statutes governing the practice of veterinary medicine.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101287D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB325ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101287D
- 01/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/16 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/26/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 House: Read first time
- 02/01/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB325ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 479 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)