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legislation/us/states/az/53rd-2nd-regular/hb-2261.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "veterinary faculty members; licensure requirements"
+description: "veterinary faculty members; licensure requirements"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "HB 2261"
+citation: "Arizona HB 2261 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES -- CURRENT", "PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS - TITLE 32", "VETERINARIANS", "VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["BEN TOMA"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-01-22"
+last_action: "2018-03-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42e0f849-4b6e-4062-b025-8eaea2ec72cb"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70025?SessionId=119"
+source_hash: "b910c08026e6da7516bec36cf80c302a6e417ef933677db3127e44619db3fed2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
+---
+
+# Arizona HB 2261 (53rd-2nd-regular) — veterinary faculty members; licensure requirements
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0037.htm)
+2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2261H.htm)
+3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2261P.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **52–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- BEN TOMA — primary (person)
+- Brenda Barton — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
+- David L. Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- David Livingston — cosponsor (person)
+- David Stringer — cosponsor (person)
+- Heather Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Jay Lawrence — cosponsor (person)
+- Judy Burges — cosponsor (person)
+- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Mosley — cosponsor (person)
+- Regina E. Cobb — cosponsor (person)
+- Russell Bowers — cosponsor (person)
+- Todd A. Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
+- Travis W. Grantham — cosponsor (person)
+- Warren Petersen — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-15** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-15** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-01-22** house first reading. `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-23** house second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-20** senate first reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-21** senate second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** signed by governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-02-16** transmit to senate
+- **2018-03-15** transmit to house
+- **2018-03-16** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42e0f849-4b6e-4062-b025-8eaea2ec72cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
+