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CS/CS/SB 1370: Medical Treatment of Animals

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Regulated Industries ; Rodriguez

Medical Treatment of Animals; Revising the definition of the term “veterinarian/client/patient relationship”; authorizing veterinarians to practice veterinary telemedicine; prohibiting veterinarians from prescribing controlled substances under certain circumstances; authorizing employees, agents, or contractors of animal control authorities to administer rabies vaccinations under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Agriculture (AG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Agriculture; Rules -SJ 135
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 135
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 239
    3/10/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/11/2021 Senate • Now in Agriculture
    • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 244
    3/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    3/17/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Agriculture; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 272
    3/18/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 277
    3/19/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/SB 1370, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/18/2021 at 1:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 911 (c2) Medical Treatment of Animals Buchanan Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Rules

    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 4 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1370, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/10/2021 at 5:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 911 (c1) Medical Treatment of Animals Buchanan Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Rules

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    536716 - Amendment
    Delete lines 41 - 70 and insert:
    Agriculture
    (Rodriguez)
    3/17/2021
    8:20 AM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2021 9:00 AM Agriculture 9 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 3 (pdf)
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 4 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 1370, Original Filed Version Posted 2/17/2021 at 12:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 911 (c1) Medical Treatment of Animals Buchanan Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Rules

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    963556 - Amendment
    Delete lines 31 - 35 and insert:
    Regulated Industries
    (Rodriguez)
    3/8/2021
    4:53 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/9/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 9:00 AM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.202 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    474.203 Exemptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 1 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 3 (pdf)

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