---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterinary Amendments"
description: "Veterinary Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 394"
citation: "Utah HB 394 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture & Food", "Animals", "Business", "Health and Human Services", "Occupational and Professional Licensing", "Veterinary Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thurston, Norman K"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-27T19:02:05+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-18T16:22:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14d0acf9-83ed-4560-a6b6-0c9a3d75cebf"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0394.html"
source_hash: "f25655ef53435c8d44dbbdecae6485260c51a97f96126b40f349389424b7112b"
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-ut"]
---

# Utah HB 394 (2026) — Veterinary Amendments

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0394.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0394 To HB0394S01.pdf)
3. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0394S01.xml)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0394.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thurston, Norman K — primary (person)
- McKell, Michael K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-27T19:02:05+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-27T19:02:05+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-27T19:02:06+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0394
- **2026-01-27T19:02:06+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0394
- **2026-01-28T14:50:38+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-28T18:51:45+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-29T12:49:20+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0394
- **2026-01-29T12:49:21+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0394
- **2026-01-29T14:33:49+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-06T19:00:46+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T04:36:00+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0394S01
- **2026-02-23T04:36:00+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0394S01
- **2026-02-24T00:40:58+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0394S01
- **2026-02-24T00:40:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0394S01
- **2026-02-24T23:19:35+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- **2026-02-24T23:19:56+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T17:06:31+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- **2026-02-25T17:06:32+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-27T17:40:33+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-27T17:42:55+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-27T17:42:57+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-27T19:21:26+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-27T21:22:25+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-27T23:03:05+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T00:13:25+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03T00:14:43+00:00** Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]
- **2026-03-03T16:36:58+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [Senate Education Committee]
- **2026-03-03T16:36:59+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-06T17:07:53+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-06T17:09:34+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-06T17:09:35+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-06T17:09:36+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T22:35:33+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T22:35:34+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-07T06:29:00+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-07T06:29:01+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T16:01:11+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T16:01:13+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-16T21:47:09+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-16T21:47:11+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T16:22:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14d0acf9-83ed-4560-a6b6-0c9a3d75cebf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).