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type: "Bill"
title: "VETERINARY MEDICINE-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2024. Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Defines \"address of record\" and \"veterinarian\". Makes changes to provisions concerning exemptions, restrictions on practice, administration of the Act, the Veterinarian Licensing and Disciplinary Board, renewal of licenses, licensure without examination, fees, continuing education, advertisements, disciplinary actions, injunctions, investigations, hearings, records, and violations of the Act. Provides that veterinarians have authority to dispense drugs in emergency situations as specified in the Act and that all information collected by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department. Effective December 31, 2013."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2517"
citation: "Illinois HB 2517 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2013-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe68763e-5977-4001-ae33-a6b1788bfbf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2517&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74315&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f8d02515b54b3c495932926ac0121ae0a44125e3ee7363a645f3651fce652878"
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-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 2517 (98th) — VETERINARY MEDICINE-SUNSET
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2024. Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Defines "address of record" and "veterinarian". Makes changes to provisions concerning exemptions, restrictions on practice, administration of the Act, the Veterinarian Licensing and Disciplinary Board, renewal of licenses, licensure without examination, fees, continuing education, advertisements, disciplinary actions, injunctions, investigations, hearings, records, and violations of the Act. Provides that veterinarians have authority to dispense drugs in emergency situations as specified in the Act and that all information collected by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department. Effective December 31, 2013.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2517&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74315&DocNum=2517&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2517eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74315&DocNum=2517&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2517enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74315&DocNum=2517&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Frances Ann Hurley — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2013-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2013-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-05-01** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-13** Effective Date December 31, 2013
- **2013-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0339 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe68763e-5977-4001-ae33-a6b1788bfbf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).