HB 1287 VA

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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.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26101713D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1287) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105609D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
16. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1287) · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1287ER) · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1287) · lower
30. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML