Bill Commons

TX SB 2155

enacted

Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Introduced
2025-03-10
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Kitzmanprimary
  • Bell, Keithprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Canalesprimary
  • Buckleyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-10

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-10

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-31

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-31

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-31

    Committee report printed and distributed

  11. 2025-04-02

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-04-08

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  13. 2025-04-08

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-04-08

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-08

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2025-04-08

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-04-08

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-08

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-04-08

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-04-08

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-08

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-08

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-04-08

    Three day rule suspended

  24. 2025-04-08

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2025-04-08

    Passed

    passage

  27. 2025-04-08

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-08

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-04-09

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  30. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Agriculture & Livestock

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-04-25

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  35. 2025-04-25

    Committee report distributed

  36. 2025-04-28

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-05-16

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-05-20

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-20

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  41. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-20

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-20

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-20

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  47. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  48. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  49. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-21

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-22

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  52. 2025-05-22

    Read

  53. 2025-05-22

    Senate refuses to concur

  54. 2025-05-22

    Senate requests conference committee

  55. 2025-05-22

    Senate appoints conferees

  56. 2025-05-22

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  57. 2025-05-22

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  58. 2025-05-22

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  59. 2025-05-23

    House grants request for conference committee

  60. 2025-05-23

    House appoints conferees

  61. 2025-05-23

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  62. 2025-05-23

    House appoints conferees-reported

  63. 2025-05-26

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  64. 2025-05-27

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  65. 2025-05-29

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  66. 2025-05-29

    Record vote

  67. 2025-05-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  68. 2025-05-29

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  69. 2025-05-30

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  70. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  71. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  72. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  73. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  74. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  75. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  76. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  77. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage to engrossment

    2025-04-08 · pass · 0-0

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

    2025-04-08 · pass · 0-0

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2

    2025-04-08 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2155 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 28-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Creighton: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 126-16

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • J: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 113-26

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cook: no
    • Gates: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Leo Wilso: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Virdel: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-29 · pass · 108-28

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Virdel: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Rose: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 29-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Creighton: no
    • Hughes: no

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