2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1387: Veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty.
Legislative Summary
Department of Health Professions; veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty. Provides an exception to the unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine for any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel who provides emergency treatment to any animal in his care that is injured in the line of duty.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
1/16/2024
Presented and ordered printed 24104045D
House of Delegates
1/16/2024
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/24/2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB1387)
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Referred from General Laws (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
2/1/2024
Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
11/18/2024
Left in Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health and Human Services(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
James Leftwich
Republican