AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE (Removes certain restrictions on who can perform routine husbandry procedures on livestock and allows a licensed human medical practitioner to assist a licensed veterinarian.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Signed Jul 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jul 5, 2017
Signed into law
07/05/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 4, 2017
Committee
05/04/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
May 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JC
James C. Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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