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Georgia General Assembly · SB 20 · Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 304)

Veterinarians; student loan repayment; who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; provide; create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide for student loan repayment for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and veterinarians who practice in nonprofit... Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide for student loan repayment for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and veterinarians who practice in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; to create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for participation in the loan rep
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Senate Hopper · Jan 16, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 17, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 20, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 3, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Apr 2, 2025
House Third Readers · Apr 2, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 304 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, KaySummers, CardenPayne, ChuckAnderson, LeeParent, ElenaHilton, Scott

Recorded votes

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-04 · yea 50, nay 2, notVoting 2, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-04-02 · yea 160, nay 5, notVoting 2, excused 13
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-03 · yea 54, nay 2, notVoting 0, excused 0
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).