Tennessee House Bill 1406 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 819
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Veterinary Practice Act, such as specifying that the "practice of veterinary medicine" occurs wherever the patient is at the time services are rendered and authorizing the board of veterinary medical examiners to deny, suspend or revoke any license or to otherwise discipline an applicant or licensee who is found guilty by the board of practicing veterinary medicine without establishing and maintaining a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Veterinary Practice Act, such as specifying that the "practice of veterinary medicine" occurs wherever the patient is at the time services are rendered and authorizing the board of veterinary medical examiners to deny, suspend or revoke any license or to otherwise discipline an applicant or licensee who is found guilty by the board of practicing veterinary medicine without establishing and maintaining a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.

Rep. Glen Casada [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 819
2016-04-07	House	Comp. SB subst.
2016-03-31	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2016
2016-03-30	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2016
2016-03-09	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2016-03-02	House	Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/9/2016
2016-03-02	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
2016-02-24	House	Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/2/2016
2016-02-23	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
2016-02-17	House	Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/23/2016
2016-02-16	House	Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 2/23/2016
2016-02-10	House	Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/16/2016
2016-01-13	House	Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
2016-01-13	House	P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee--Business & Utilities
2016-01-12	House	Intro., P1C.
2015-08-11	House	Filed for intro.

SB1429 (Crossfiled) 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 819

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1406&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB1406.pdf