GA SB 105

enacted

Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

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Quick answers

Did GA SB 105 pass?

Yes. GA SB 105 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Effective Date

What is GA SB 105 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teletriage under certain circumstances; to authorize licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telemedicine under certain circumstances; to provide for the regulation of the practice of veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, and veterinary teleadvice by the State Board of Veterinary Medicine; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 105?

Jason Anavitarte, Sam Watson, Russ Goodman and 7 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 105.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-05
Latest action: 2025-07-01 — Effective Date
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

PROPERTY

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-07-01
Effective Date
2025-05-13
Act 190
executive-signature
2025-05-13
Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-04-10
Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-04-04
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-03-27
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-03-27
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-03-20
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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2025-03-11
House Second Readers
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2025-03-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-06
Senate Third Read
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2025-02-19
Senate Read Second Time
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2025-02-18
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-06
Senate Read and Referred
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2025-02-05
Senate Hopper
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Versions

As introduced LC 60 0047Compare
As Passed SenateCompare
LC 57 0273S/hssCompare
SB 105/AP*Compare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #162 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 52-0
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: other
- PARKES: other
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: other
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #324 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-27 · pass · 168-0
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: yes
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BENNETT: yes
- BERRY: yes
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: other
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: yes
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: other
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: other
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: other
- DRENNER: yes
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: other
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: yes
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: yes
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: other
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: yes
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: yes
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: yes
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: yes
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: other
- SANCHEZ: other
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WIEDOWER: yes
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #476 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-04 · pass · 51-1
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: no
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: other
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: other
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: other
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69961

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