SB85Introduced in the Senate
Veterinary medicine; veterinarian-client-patient relationship further specified; scope of practice inside and outside veterinarian-client-patient relationship further defined
Introduced by Larry Stutts, District 6
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Veterinary medicine; veterinarian-client-patient relationship further specified; scope of practice inside and outside veterinarian-client-patient relationship further defined
Where it stands
Enacted
April 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1319 · April 8, 2026
105
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Pettus | 1 | Yes |
| Ben Harrison | 2 | Yes |
| Kerry Underwood | 3 | Yes |
| Parker Moore | 4 | Yes |
| Danny Crawford | 5 | Yes |
| Andy Whitt | 6 | Yes |
| Ernie Yarbrough | 7 | Yes |
| Terri Collins | 8 | Yes |
| Scott Stadthagen | 9 | Yes |
| Marilyn Lands | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare
Pending Senate Healthcare
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Substitute 2JE9HIK-1
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Third Reading in House of Origin
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Substitute Offered 2JE9HIK-1
Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 618 2JE9HIK-1
Stutts 1st Amendment Offered JP1PWYF-1
Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 619 JP1PWYF-1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 620
Engrossed
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Pending House Agriculture and Forestry
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Third Reading in Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1319
Ready to Enroll
Enrolled
Delivered to Governor
Signature Requested
Enacted
Enacted
Verify the information
- Official page on the Alabama Legislature website
- Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Substitute (amendment)
- Senate Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 619 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
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