Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teletriage under certain circumstances; to authorize licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telemedicine under certain circumstances; to provide
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 5, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 6, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 27, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 27, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Act 190 · May 13, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Anavitarte, JasonWatson, SamGoodman, RussEchols, DrewHatchett, BoAnderson, LeeHickman, BillyWalker, III, LarryGooch, SteveCowsert, BillJasperse, Rick
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-04 · yea 51, nay 1, notVoting 3, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-27 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 10
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-06 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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