Veterinary Professional Associates

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; authorizing certain individuals to use the title “veterinary professional associate”; authorizing veterinary professional associates to perform certain duties only while under the responsible supervision of a licensed veterinarian; prohibiting such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing certain surgical procedures, etc.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 12, 2025SenateFiled
2. Feb 20, 2025CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Agriculture; Rules · Senate Regulated Industries
3. Mar 4, 2025SenateIntroduced
4. Mar 7, 2025CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
5. Mar 12, 2025CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 · Senate Regulated Industries5–2 vote
6. Mar 14, 2025SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
7. Mar 14, 2025CommitteeNow in Agriculture · Senate Agriculture
8. Mar 18, 2025CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
9. May 3, 2025SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
10. Jun 16, 2025CommitteeDied in Agriculture · Senate Agriculture

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Jennifer BradleyR Primary sponsor · District 6
• RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee