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CS/CS/HB 723: Medical Treatment of Animals

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee ; Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Morales

Medical Treatment of Animals; Authorizes use of veterinary telemedicine; authorizes veterinarian practicing veterinary telemedicine to order, prescribe, or make available certain drugs or controlled substances under specified circumstances; prohibits such veterinarian from ordering, prescribing, or making available specified controlled substances; provides exception; revises grounds for disciplinary action against veterinarian; provides supervising veterinarian assumes responsibility for person working under or at his or her supervision; provides exception to certain vaccination requirements; authorizes certain employees, agents, or contractors to administer rabies vaccinations.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/23/2021 House • Filed
    12/13/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    1/10/2022 House • Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    1/14/2022 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/18/2022 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    1/20/2022 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    1/24/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
    1/25/2022 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    1/26/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/3/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/9/2022)
    2/9/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/10/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    • Immediately certified
    2/10/2022 Senate • In Messages
    2/11/2022 Senate • Referred to Rules -SJ 384
    2/16/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 383
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/HB 723, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/25/2022 at 5:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 448 Veterinary Telehealth Brodeur Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Regulated Industries
    H 667 (c1) Department of Business and Professional Regulation Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 3/7/2022 H Laid on Table

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/10/2022 12:31 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.202 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    474.2021 Page 2 (pdf)
    474.203 Exemptions. Page 4 (pdf)
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 5 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 723, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/14/2022 at 12:45 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 448 Veterinary Telehealth Brodeur Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Regulated Industries

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    787925 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove lines 50-109 and insert:
    Tomkow 1/24/2022
    5:26 PM
    Adopted
    1/24/2022
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.202 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    474.2021 Page 2 (pdf)
    474.203 Exemptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 4 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 723, Original Filed Version Posted 11/23/2021 at 11:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 448 Veterinary Telehealth Brodeur Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Regulated Industries

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    010799 - Amendment
    Remove lines 106-111 and insert:
    Buchanan 1/11/2022
    5:14 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/13/2022
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.202 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    474.2021 Page 2 (pdf)
    474.203 Exemptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 4 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 5 (pdf)

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