Indiana Senate Bill 177 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-14 - Committee report: do pass, adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Veterinary medicine. Changes the name of the Indiana board of veterinary medical examiners to the Indiana board of veterinary medicine (board). Provides that the state veterinarian: (1) serves as the chief administrative officer of the board; (2) performs the duties delegated by the board to the state veterinarian; and (3) provides technical advice and assistance to the board. Establishes the Indiana center for animal policy (center) to facilitate the coordination of regulatory duties of the state board of animal health (BOAH) and the board. Provides that the state veterinarian is the chief administrative officer of the center and the BOAH. Requires that the BOAH (not the professional licensing agency) perform certain administrative functions for the board. Requires that the board and the division of consumer protection, office of the attorney general enter into a memorandum of understanding to share information concerning complaints and investigations against individuals regulated by the board. Allows the board to adopt emergency rules. Provides that the board, and the state veterinarian if authorized by the board, may subpoena witnesses and compel the production of certain documents as part of an investigation. Changes the name of the veterinary investigative fund to the veterinary medicine fund (fund). Makes various changes to the fund. Provides that the changes made by the bill do not apply until July 1, 2023. Provides for transition and makes conforming changes.

Veterinary medicine.

Sen. Jean Leising [R]

Sen. Susan Glick [R]

Rep. Donald Lehe [R]

Rep. Craig Snow [R]

2022-02-14 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-10 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-14	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2022-02-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
2022-02-02	Senate	Referred to the House
2022-02-01	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Snow C
2022-02-01	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Lehe
2022-02-01	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 49, nays 0
2022-01-31	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2022-01-27	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2022-01-11	Senate	Senator Glick added as second author
2022-01-11	Senate	Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2022-01-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
2022-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Leising

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/177/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/f/9/7ef9a90c/SB0177.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/6/e/6/76e602e4/SB0177.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/5/3/b/253b8fcc/SB0177.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/d/b/0/2db0a6a2/SB0177.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/d/f/0/fdf0e837/SB0177.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/2/0/6/42061500/SB0177.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/3/7/da370f1b/SB0177.04.COMH.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/6/0/e/360eec2f/SB0177.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/4/3/8/a438cb2b/SB0177.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/2/c/a/e2ca04a6/SB0177.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/5/a/f/35af8a6e/SB0177.02.COMS.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/5/8/5e58ff44/SB0177.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/4/f/5/74f52374/SB0177.03.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/6/f/a/96fae3ab/SB0177.03.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/2/b/e/c2be917f/SB0177.03.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/9/e/f/39ef0644/SB0177.04.COMH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/b/c/1/ebc13350/SB0177.01.INTR.03.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/6/5/41653a91/SB0177.02.COMS.03.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/2/1/9/521996fe/SB0177.155_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/7/5/5e755363/SB0177.03.COMS.00.pdf