veterinary medical examining board; continuation..

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not specify any additional changes to existing laws beyond extending and repealing the board's existence.

Continuing the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board

This bill extends the operation of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board until July 1, 2034.

What This Bill Does

• Extends the existence of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board until July 1, 2034.
• Repeals the board on January 1, 2035.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board
• Veterinarians and veterinary technicians in Arizona

Terms To Know

Arizona Revised Statutes

The official laws of the state of Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens after July 1, 2034.
• The bill does not provide details on how the board will operate during this period.

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

Caucus
& COW

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)

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Current Bill Text

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.