Virginia · Senate Bill 921 · 2025 Regular Session

Large animal veterinary grant program; State Veterinarian to establish, report.

SB 921 Sponsored by T. Travis Hackworth Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 6, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 31, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025
  5. To the governor Mar 11, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 21, 2025

What it does

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

State Veterinarian; large animal veterinary grant program; report. Directs the State Veterinarian to establish a large animal veterinary grant program no later than July 1, 2026, to provide grants to increase or stabilize the number of large animal veterinarians, as defined in the bill, practicing in areas of the Commonwealth that have been identified by the State Veterinarian as having a shortage of such…

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State Veterinarian; large animal veterinary grant program; report. Directs the State Veterinarian to establish a large animal veterinary grant program no later than July 1, 2026, to provide grants to increase or stabilize the number of large animal veterinarians, as defined in the bill, practicing in areas of the Commonwealth that have been identified by the State Veterinarian as having a shortage of such veterinarians. The bill directs the State Veterinarian to annually select from a pool of applicants no more than four large animal veterinarians to participate in the program and to develop, in consultation with the Board of Veterinary Medicine and relevant stakeholders, selection criteria for applicants to participate in the program. The bill also requires the State Veterinarian to submit a report evaluating the extent to which the program has helped to address the shortage of large animal veterinarians in the Commonwealth to the Board and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than July 1, 2030. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Every action

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

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  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102893D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  3. SenateAssigned ACNR sub: Rural
  4. CommitteeReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) · Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources14–0 vote
  5. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB921)
  6. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  7. CommitteeReported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations15–0 vote
  8. SenateCommittee substitute printed 25106417D-S1
  9. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB921)
  10. SenateRules suspended
  11. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)39–0 vote
  12. SenatePassed by for the day
  13. SenateRead second time
  14. SenateReading of substitute waived
  15. SenateFinance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  16. SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  17. SenateRules suspended
  18. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  19. SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  20. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  21. House of DelegatesRead first time
  22. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Appropriations · House of Delegates Appropriations
  23. CommitteeAssigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · House of Delegates Appropriations: Subcommittee 1
  24. CommitteePlaced on Appropriations Agenda · House of Delegates Appropriations
  25. CommitteeReported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Appropriations22–0 vote
  26. House of DelegatesCommittee substitute printed 25107020D-H1
  27. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB921)
  28. House of DelegatesRead second time
  29. House of DelegatesRead third time
  30. House of DelegatesAppropriations Substitute agreed to
  31. House of DelegatesEngrossed by House - committee substitute
  32. House of DelegatesPassed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)96–0 vote
  33. SenateHouse substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)0–39 vote
  34. House of DelegatesHouse insisted on substitute
  35. House of DelegatesHouse requested conference committee
  36. SenateSenate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  37. SenateConferees appointed by Senate
  38. SenateSenators: Hackworth, Pekarsky, Williams Graves
  39. House of DelegatesConferees appointed by House
  40. House of DelegatesDelegates: Lopez, Willett, Tata
  41. Conference committeeAmended by conference committee
  42. House of DelegatesConference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)95–0 vote
  43. SenateConference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  44. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB921ER)
  2. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  3. SenateSigned by President
  4. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  6. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB921)
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 262 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0262)

Roll calls

10 recorded votes: 7 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Jan 31, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 96–0
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 96 No 0 Not voting 4
Party not listed: 22 yes, 0 no Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 29 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 96

Not voting · 4

House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) · Full Senate

Failed 0–39
Feb 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 0 No 39 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 0 yes, 2 no Democrats: 0 yes, 19 no Republicans: 0 yes, 18 no
How each member voted

No · 39

Not voting · 1

Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

40–0
Feb 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 95–0
Feb 21, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 95 No 0 Not voting 5
Party not listed: 22 yes, 0 no Democrats: 44 yes, 0 no Republicans: 29 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 95

Not voting · 5

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Feb 21, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 22, 2025 Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0
Jan 29, 2025 Senate Finance and Appropriations Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Jan 30, 2025 Full Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Members

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

 39–0
Feb 10, 2025 House of Delegates Appropriations Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 22

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

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