---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERINARIANS – Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law regarding the Veterinary Practice Act."
description: "VETERINARIANS – Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law regarding the Veterinary Practice Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 64"
citation: "Idaho H 64 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "VETERINARY MEDICINE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0473340c-651c-4acd-aacd-f30d59aa1a01"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0064/"
source_hash: "20bafc3e25ce8660c3bed688cfbc5a06e6092faaad000a7d3f16f31b17253fa7"
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-id"]
---

# Idaho H 64 (2021) — VETERINARIANS – Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law regarding the Veterinary Practice Act.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0064.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **52–18** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-29** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
- **2021-02-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-19** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 22, 2021
- **2021-02-22** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 52-18-0AYES – Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Davis, DeMordaunt, Ehardt, Erickson, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Barbieri, Bundy, Christensen, Crane, Dixon, Ferch, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Kingsley, Mendive, Nate, Okuniewicz, Scott, Skaug, von Ehlinger, WisniewskiAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-02-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-26** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-08** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RabeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-03-10** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-10** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-10** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-03-11** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-03-12** Delivered to Governor at 10:45 a.m. on March 11, 2021
- **2021-03-16** Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2021 Session Law Chapter 40 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0473340c-651c-4acd-aacd-f30d59aa1a01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).