HB 1117 (2023) -  Medical Treatment of Animals

General Bill by Buchanan (CO-SPONSORS) Arrington; Leek; López, J.
Medical Treatment of Animals: Authorizes certain veterinarians to practice veterinary telemedicine; provides jurisdiction of Board of Veterinary Medicine; authorizes veterinarian practicing telemedicine to order, prescribe, or make available specified medicinal drugs; prohibits such veterinarian from ordering, prescribing, or making available controlled substances unless certain conditions are met; revises grounds for disciplinary action against veterinarian; authorizes certain employees, agents, or contractors to administer rabies vaccinations; provides that supervising veterinarian assumes responsibility for any person working under veterinarian's supervision or at his or her direction; authorizes veterinarian who indirectly supervises administration of rabies vaccination to affix his or her signature stamp in lieu of actual signature on rabies vaccination certificate.
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Rules on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1600 Subject: Medical Treatment of Animals Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 554 Subject: Medical Treatment of Animals Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 3/27/2023 6:28:55 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 3/23/2023 6:47:34 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee 3/22/2023 5:35:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee 3/20/2023 4:26:53 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/13/2023 08:11 PM   Yeas: 109 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 121] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Received Time: 04/17/2023 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules Time: 04/14/2023 - 9:17 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/13/2023 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/13/2023 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 Time: 04/13/2023 - 8:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/13/2023 - 8:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/13/2023 - 8:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/13/2023 - 8:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023) Time: 04/10/2023 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/27/2023 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/27/2023 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Committee Time: 03/27/2023 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Commerce Committee Time: 03/27/2023 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda Time: 03/23/2023 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee Time: 03/22/2023 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 03/22/2023 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 03/22/2023 - 5:03 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/20/2023 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/23/2023 - 5:46 PM Member: Buchanan Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
474.202 SB 554, SB 1600
474.2021 SB 554, SB 1600
474.203 SB 554, HB 719, SB 722, SB 1600
474.214 SB 554, SB 932, SB 1600
474.2165 SB 1600
828.30 SB 554, SB 1600