---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified."
description: "Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 3718"
citation: "Minnesota HF 3718 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals and Pets", "Occupations and Professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson, P. H."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30535aa1-9373-49f0-8a5e-811a8534dcc7"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3718?list=open&body=House"
source_hash: "48af44d1822274044d0acfcac58dd582ac6338fce746ff36e6e1b62da469ad06"
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-mn"]
---

# Minnesota HF 3718 (2025-2026) — Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified.

## Version chain

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

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3718/versions/1/)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3718/versions/2/)
3. **3rd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3718/versions/3/)
4. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3718/versions/0/)

## Votes

- Repassage, as amended by the Senate — **133–1** (pass) · lower
- Passage, as amended — **134–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson, P. H. — primary (person)
- Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Burkel — cosponsor (person)
- Hansen, R. — cosponsor (person)
- Harder — cosponsor (person)
- Kupec — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-25** Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Authors added Allen, Harder, and Burkel
- **2026-03-16** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-16** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-07** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, April 9, 2026
- **2026-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2026-04-09** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-04-16** House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence received
- **2026-04-20** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2026-04-20** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2026-04-20** Motion prevailed
- **2026-04-20** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2026-04-20** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2026-04-28** Presented to Governor 04/28/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-29** Governor approval 04/29/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Secretary of State, Filed 04/29/2026
- **2026-04-13** Received from House `introduction`
- **2026-04-13** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2026-04-13** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF4069, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-14** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF4069
- **2026-04-14** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Special Order
- **2026-04-15** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-28** Presentment date 04/28/26
- **2026-04-29** Governor's action Approval 04/29/26 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Secretary of State Chapter 53 04/29/26
- **2026-07-01** Effective date 07/01/2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30535aa1-9373-49f0-8a5e-811a8534dcc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).