2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB20: 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

Legislative Summary

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 repayment program; to provide for maximum total and annual repayment amounts; to provide for terms for repayment agreements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/17/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #450
4/4/2025
50
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #399
4/2/2025
160
Yea
5
Nay
2
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #116
3/3/2025
54
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025127.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text4/2/2025124.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/4/202592.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/202588.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202586.5 KB