Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 769

Relating to: powers and duties of the Veterinary Examining Board and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (FE)

Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of Safety and professional services, department of Veterinary medicine

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

2015 Wisconsin Act 55

, the Veterinary Examining Board was transferred

from the Department of Safety and Professional Services to the Department of

Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. However, the following powers and

duties of the board and DSPS were not transferred with the board in Act 55:

1. The requirement, subject to certain conditions, for the board to issue a

temporary veterinary license or other credential to the spouse of a service member

if the service member and spouse temporarily reside in Wisconsin as a result of the

service member's military service.

2. The authority of the board under certain circumstances to issue

administrative warnings instead of other prescribed forms of discipline.

3. The authority of the board and DSPS to assess and collect the costs of

disciplinary proceedings against credential holders.

This bill provides those powers and duties to the board and DATCP as

appropriate.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 2, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page