VirginiaVeterinarians; amending applications of licensure, etc.
What it does
Board of Veterinary Medicine; applications for licensure or renewal; indication of interest to serve as a veterinarian for a public or private animal shelter. Directs the Board of Veterinary Medicine to amend its applications for licensure and renewal of licensure to allow applicants to indicate interest in serving as a veterinarian for public or private animal shelters and to provide disclosure that, if the applicant indicates such interest, the Board shall provide the applicant's name and contact information to the State Veterinarian for inclusion on a list distributed to animal shelters quarterly.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 25Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 25Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026Minor
- Mar 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1287)
- Mar 14Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 14Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 14Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1287ER)Major
- Mar 14EnrolledMinor
- Mar 9Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Rules suspended
- Mar 5Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Feb 24Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1287)
- Feb 10Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 9Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 6committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26105609D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28House subcommittee offered
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1287)
- Jan 23Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 14Presented and ordered printed 26101713DIntroduced