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SB 21 Signed

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Adds veterinarians and veterinary clinics to the definitions of "healthcare professional" and "healthcare facility" for purposes of certain assault and battery offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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18 actions
  1. Jun 4, 2025 upper
    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 25.
  2. Jun 4, 2025 upper
    Effective date 8/1/2025.
  3. May 29, 2025 upper
    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  4. May 28, 2025 upper
    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. May 28, 2025 lower
    Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. May 27, 2025 lower
    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  7. May 27, 2025 upper
    Received from the House without amendments.
  8. May 22, 2025 lower
    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2025.
  9. May 19, 2025 lower
    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. May 15, 2025 lower
    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. May 14, 2025 lower
    Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Apr 23, 2025 lower
    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
  13. Apr 22, 2025 upper
    Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  14. Apr 22, 2025 lower
    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
  15. Apr 16, 2025 upper
    Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
  16. Apr 15, 2025 upper
    Reported with amendments.
  17. Apr 14, 2025 upper
    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
  18. Mar 28, 2025 upper
    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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