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HB2260 • 2026

veterinary medical examining board; continuation..

HB2260 - veterinary medical examining board; continuation..

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gail Griffin
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

veterinary medical examining board; continuation..

HB2260 - 572R - House Bill Summary ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff House : NREW DP 10-0-0-0 HB 2260 : veterinary medical examining board; continuation..

What This Bill Does

  • HB2260 - 572R - House Bill Summary ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff House : NREW DP 10-0-0-0 HB 2260 : veterinary medical examining board; continuation..
  • Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19 House Engrossed Overview Continues the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board for eight years.
  • History The Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Board) regulates the profession of veterinary medicine in Arizona.
  • It licenses and regulates veterinarians, veterinarian medical premises and crematories and certifies and regulates veterinary technicians.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Senate Natural Resources: None

  4. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Senate first read

  5. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Transmitted to Senate

  6. 2026-02-23 House

    House third read passed

  7. 2026-02-17 House

    House minority caucus

  8. 2026-02-17 House

    House majority caucus

  9. 2026-02-16 House

    House consent calendar

  10. 2026-01-21 House

    House second read

  11. 2026-01-20 House

    House Rules: C&P

  12. 2026-01-20 House

    House Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DP

  13. 2026-01-20 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2260 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House
: NREW DP 10-0-0-0

HB
2260
: veterinary medical examining board; continuation..

Sponsor:
Representative Griffin, LD 19

House
Engrossed

Overview

Continues
the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board for eight years.

History

The Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Board)
regulates the profession of veterinary medicine in Arizona. It licenses and
regulates veterinarians, veterinarian medical premises and crematories and
certifies and regulates veterinary technicians. The Board also reviews
complaints made against licensees and conducts investigations.

The Board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor
to four-year terms. Five members are licenses veterinarians, one is a certified
veterinary technician and three are public members. One public member
represents the livestock industry (
A.R.S. �
32-2202 et. seq.
)

Provisions

1.

Continues
the Board until July 1, 2034. (Sec. 2)

2.

Repeals the
Board on January 1, 2035. (Sec. 2)

3.

Makes the
legislation retroactive to July 1, 2026. (Sec. 4)

4.

Contains a
legislative purpose clause. (Sec. 3)

5.

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Current Bill Text

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HB2260 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

veterinary medical
examining board; continuation..

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2260

AN
ACT

Repealing section 41-3026.02, Arizona
Revised Statutes; AMENDING title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised
Statutes, by adding section 41-3034.02; relating to the arizona state
veterinary medical examining board.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Repeal

Section 41-3026.02, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3034.02, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-3034.02.

Arizona state veterinary medical examining board; termination
July 1, 2034

A. The arizona state veterinary
medical examining board terminates on July 1, 2034.

b. Title 32, chapter 21 and this
section are repealed on January 1, 2035.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.
Purpose

Pursuant to section 41-2955,
subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona
state veterinary medical examining board to promote the safe and professional
practice of veterinary medicine.

Sec. 4.
Retroactivity

Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply
retroactively to from and after July 1, 2026.