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Comité Agriculture and Consumer Affairs del Senado, 11 de marzo de 2026
2025-2026 Regular Session · 310 CLOB · 29 min
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El comité consideró dos proyectos de ley sobre atención veterinaria. Aprobó por unanimidad HB 1408, que, según su promotor, permitiría a los técnicos veterinarios con licencia administrar vacunas contra la rabia bajo la dirección de un veterinario. El comité también discutió HB 1195, que, según su promotor, aclararía las reglas para que los veterinarios y los centros de toxicología veterinaria pudieran seguir brindando asesoramiento oportuno. Los miembros expresaron su apoyo, incluso al acceso a ayuda veterinaria en las zonas rurales. Una moción para aprobarlo recibió apoyo audible, pero la presidencia no anunció claramente el resultado antes de levantar la sesión.
Proyectos de ley tratados (2)
Cada relato abarca el tramo de la reunión que indica. El número del proyecto de ley se dice en ese tramo, salvo cuando era el único proyecto en la agenda de un comité.
HB 1408. Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals
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El promotor dijo que el proyecto de ley permitiría a los técnicos veterinarios con licencia de Georgia administrar vacunas contra la rabia bajo la dirección de un veterinario. El promotor informó que contaba con el apoyo del Department of Agriculture, del veterinario estatal y de la asociación veterinaria, y dijo que se entendía que la facultad de veterinaria de University of Georgia también lo apoyaba. Un miembro del comité preguntó si alguien había planteado inquietudes. El promotor dijo que no se habían recibido objeciones y comparó la propuesta con permitir que el personal de enfermería o los técnicos administren inyecciones a las personas, en lugar de exigir que lo haga un médico. Otro miembro expresó su apoyo a los veterinarios del estado y presentó una moción para aprobar el proyecto de ley. El comité lo aprobó por unanimidad.
HB 1195. Veterinarians; practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; revise provisions
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El promotor dijo que el proyecto de ley aclararía las reglas de telesalud veterinaria para que los veterinarios y los centros de toxicología veterinaria pudieran seguir prestando servicios. Según el promotor, las restricciones existentes condicionaban el asesoramiento y la evaluación inicial a distancia a que un animal pudiera recibir un examen dentro de un radio de 50 millas y en un plazo de 24 horas. El promotor dijo que los centros de toxicología temían que esos límites impidieran brindar ayuda oportuna después de que un animal ingiriera algo peligroso. El promotor también describió la incertidumbre sobre si se requería una relación establecida entre veterinario, cliente y paciente. El promotor dijo que la asociación veterinaria y el Department of Agriculture apoyaban el proyecto de ley y habían ayudado a redactarlo. El promotor explicó que una versión sustitutiva hacía que la redacción original fuera más clara y sencilla. Un miembro del comité apoyó la propuesta porque las zonas rurales tienen acceso limitado a veterinarios, en particular a quienes atienden caballos. El promotor dijo que los cambios podrían ayudar a proteger tanto a las mascotas como a los animales utilizados como medio de sustento, y describió cómo buscó tratamiento urgente después de que una mascota se tragara un molde metálico para pastel. Una moción para aprobarlo fue secundada, y los miembros respondieron con votos afirmativos audibles. La presidencia no anunció claramente el resultado de la votación.
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Taking
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off now. We've got a quorum. Always try to start a meeting with a little bit of levity. Um, we're gonna call this meeting of the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee to order. Um, I'd like to start off, I haven't warned anyone, but I think I'd like to ask Brother Drew Echols if he would start us off with a word of prayer. Number 13, Brother Drew.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Y'all bow with me. Dear Heavenly Father, Lord, we just thank you for today and thank you for all the blessings that you've given us, Lord. Just, uh, be with us as we go through this meeting and, um, deliberate on these bills on behalf of the citizens of Georgia and the great industry of agriculture. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Senator. Had a great, uh, roundtable yesterday, discussion. Uh, really appreciate, uh, our Ag Commissioner, Tyler Harper, for helping to organize that. We had, um, Secretary Ag Brooke Rollins down, and, uh, myself and, and Chairman Dickey and, uh, kind of the f- the, the Farm Caucus, so to speak, of the general assembly was able to, uh, participate in that, and, uh, had a great announcement, um, obviously, a few days old now, about the block grant.
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And so we're, we're excited for that. Uh, look forward to seeing that being, uh, implemented and to help, uh, help our state's farmers who have suffered so much in the last, I guess, 14 months now since Hurricane Helene. Um, we're gonna start off, uh, just to be, um, have two dear friends presenting bills here. W- Are e- either of you in more of a hurry than the other? Okay, in that case, I'm gonna start with the lady then. So, uh, we have, uh, Representative, uh, Beth Kemp, and, um, come on up there and thank you.
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And my understanding is we've got, um, House Bill 1408, and, uh, I believe we're working off of LC60-0304. Is- is that correct?
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Yes, that is correct.
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Okay, let me turn your mic on there. Um, all right, my friend. The- the, uh, obviously, we have the great, the- the- the great American right there, one of the great Americans.
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We're Americans.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I see, I see, I see. Come sit right there- ... Mr. Chairman. Um, the floor is yours.
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Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman and committee members, for meeting with us today. Um, all right, so this bill is simplistic in the fact that it does one thing. It allows veterinarian technicians who are licensed in our state to administer an anti-rabies vaccine under the direction of a veterinarian. That's all it does. Um, and we certainly, our veterinarians are wonderful in our state. We do have support from Department of Agriculture, the state veterinarian. Um, we also, University of Georgia Veterinarian School, my understanding they're supportive of this measure, and the Georgia Association of Veterinary Medicine.
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All right. Good deal. Do we have any questions from members of the committee? All righty. We have, um, uh, well, Chairman Echols, he- he- he mashed his, as we say in South Georgia, he- he did not press his button, he mashed it first, so we're going, uh-
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I was, all I was gonna say is thank you for carrying this, and you mentioned the vet school and the great veterinarians all across the state of Georgia do great work, and we need to continue to lead in this, in this realm. Um, so at the appropriate time, I'd make a motion to pass.
- 0:19:39
All right. Thank, thank you, Mr. Chairman. We'll come back to you. We now have, uh, Senator Howard, number five.
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Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for bringing this bill. Um, looks straightforward. Uh, is there any constituent that says, "Hey, they're not sure about something like this"? I mean, or is, is there any, like, other side of the coin that we should just be aware of, even if it's a minority kind of voice in it?
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Well, thank you so much, Senator, for asking that question. I have not heard any objections.
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Okay.
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But I know when I personally go to the doctor, and let's say I have to get an, you know, an antibiotic or some other shot, it's typically a nurse or a technician who gives me that shot.
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Sure.
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Um, so it'd be actually more parity with our animals-
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Yeah
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... being able to get a vaccine through a technician versus going through the, the actual doctor.
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I appreciate that.
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Mm-hmm.
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That's a good, great bill. Thank you.
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All right. Uh, thank you, Senator. Doesn't loo- That does not appear that we have any more questions, and so, uh, at this time, uh, Chairman Echols, uh, I believe you would like to make a motion.
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Make a motion to pass, Chairman.
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All righty. We have a motion to pass from Chairman Echols, and we have a second from Chairman Summers. Um, is there any further discussion? All right. Uh, that being, uh, that being said, all those in favor, please signify by s- raising your hand. All right. Looks like, uh, passes unanimously, and, uh, best of luck on the Rules Committee.
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Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, committee.
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All right. Thank you. Thank you for bringing the bill. All righty. Now, now we have, uh, a dear friend of mine, uh, taught me all my dance moves in life. From- from- from- from Elberton, Georgia. Uh, so I guess, uh, uh, Miss, uh, Thomas Coggins and Miss Bebe Kennedy and them, they, they would be upset with me if- if- if we didn't roll out the red carpet for you. So we- we- we're gonna try to do that, uh, Chairman Leverett. So you, uh, you go ahead.
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I believe that, um... Let me get my glasses here. Uh- House Bill 1195, and, uh, I believe you're working off of LC 443479S. Is that correct?
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That's correct, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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All right. Go ahead. The floor is yours, my friend.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, uh, members of the committee. House Bill 1195 is, is really an attempt to make sure that poison control services or poison control center services can continue to be offered in the state, uh, by vets, uh, and also by poison control centers who are staffed by vets. We've had, uh, Senate Bill 105 last year that established this whole framework for veterinary telemedicine, veterinary tele-triage, and veterinary tele-advice, which I think is sort of a, it would be sort of a descending scale of the degree of specialization and, and pr- uh, degree required.
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Only a vet can do telemedicine, um, and that's... I'm sorry, veterinary telemedicine, which of course is just the practice of veterinary m- medicine using some kind of simultaneous communication advice. And then tele- um, triage is doing that through communication advice to assess and manage a particular animal, including whether a referral to a vet, uh, for further treatment is, is necessary. And then tele-advice is just general advice not specific to a particular animal.
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And some of the poison control centers were concerned because there was a requirement that for vets or vet techs to offer tele-advice or tele- uh, triage, that there, um, there was a requirement that there would be no licensed veterinarian or veterinary technician available within a 50-mile radius of the animal's location to perform a physical examination in a veterinary facility or the premises where the animal is located within 24 hours of the client's request for service. And, and of course, a lot of times you don't have, you know, a 50-mile drive or 24 hours to make a determination if, if an animal has ingested something.
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You need help right away. And there was a concern by the poison control centers that they no longer, based on that restriction, could effectively offer any kind of service throughout the state. Uh, and it would also potentially restrict a veterinarian's ability to do that as well just in his veterin- his or her veterinary practice. Um, and there was some confusion about whether you needed an individual veterinary-client-patient relationship 'cause there, there, there were some portions of Senate Bill 105 that addressed that. So we're just simply clearing that up. Uh, the, the veterinary association and the Department of Agriculture support the bill.
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They've been involved in the drafting of it, and we, we did a substitute to sort of amend some of the language of the initial bill to try to make it, we think, a little cleaner and simpler, uh, and that's what the bill seeks to do.
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All right. Good deal, good deal. Uh, do we have any questions from members of the committee on this bill?
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Mr. Chairman, I'd like to say something.
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Okay. Go ahead, Chairman Simons.
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Mr. Chairman, thank you. Uh, Representative Leverett, excellent bill. Something that needed to be addressed a while back, especially in rural Georgia, I mean, because our... Just for the fact of the range it takes to get a vet. I mean, you don't have equine vets. You'll have small animal vets, or you have very limited number of equ- you know, equine vets, and those type of things help also in regard to poison. So thank you for bringing this.
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Thank you. I appreciate those comments. Uh, and it's... O- obviously, a lot of that happens with smaller animals-
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Mm-hmm
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... with animals that are the ones we love. But occasionally it does happen with animals we own and depend upon for our livelihood, and you wanna be able to protect that investment. And so I think this bill will kind of, uh, make that a little easier throughout the state.
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Right.
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While still protecting sort of the, the, the practice of veterinary medicine.
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All right. Representative Leverett, we have a question from, uh, Senator Hatchett.
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More of a statement, Mr. Chairman. Just wanna thank, uh, Representative Leverett for being at the committee hearing that I got called down here for this morning. He was present, but the House couldn't come up with a quorum. So none of our bills got moved out. But I wanna thank him, and at the appropriate time, wanna make a motion do pass because he did show up today, and I think this is a good bill.
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I was in there with Senator Hatchett.
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Mm-hmm.
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And w- w- Representative Leverett, I amen what you said. Thank you.
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Our quorum's five, and we got a nine. It's a great day.
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I was a little worried about it there to begin with, but, uh, everybody, everybody came rolling in.
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Very strong showing, Mr. Chairman.
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I was afraid I was gonna run out of Elvis music to play- ... before, before we got a quorum.
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I don't think you'd ever do that, Mr. Chairman.
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Nah. No, no. No, that's a fact. Um, are there any other, uh, further questions for Representative Leverett? If there-
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I have a comment.
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Okay. Uh, go ahead, Chairman Anderson.
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Just a comment. Um, Representative Leverett, who, who really actually wanted you to p- carry this bill? Was it your partner back home that you go out with every weekend and enjoy life?
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Uh, yes, Charlie. It, it-
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Charlie.
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It... Yeah, I'm doing this for Charlie, uh, Mr. Chairman. Uh, actually, at my presentation, put some pictures up on the, on the, on the screen in the, in the House. Um, Charlie required some services once when he ate a metal pie pan.
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Mm.
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The entire pie pan. He can-
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Sure.
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I didn't see him eat it. I just know I had left the, the pan in the trash, walked back in, and it was not in the trash, and I noticed some very shiny things over in the corner, and they were small shards of the pan.
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Mm.
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Um, and so I freaked out a little bit, but he didn't seem to be in any distress until later the next morning, he was. And I ended up taking him... My vet was busy. Uh, they were, they were had surgeries all morning. I took him to Anderson. Um, and when I, when I told the doctor, he says, "You got a black lab, right?" I said, "Yeah, and he ate a metal pie..." He, he finished my sentence. "Metal pie." I'm like, "Okay, yeah, the metal pie pan, yeah." There's a whole protocol for black labs eating metal pie pans, apparently, 'cause it happens so often. So, but, but he, and he's fine, by the way.
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Well, Representative, I just got a text from back home. Apparently, uh, m- my wife's dog that sleeps in the bed with us, Jake, is supportive of the bill as well. So, uh, with that being said, uh, if we don't have any, any further questions, I believe, uh, um, Senator Hatchett, you were five or-
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Number four.
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Number four, I believe. Go ahead.
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Like to make a motion do pass.
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All righty. We have a motion do pass from Senator Hatchett, and I believe we have a second from, uh, Senator Summers. And is there any further discussion? All right. All in favor, please signify by saying aye.
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Aye.
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Raising your hand. All right. Looks like, uh, looks, and I'm... So, uh, yeah, Jake's pretty happy with you, so I appreciate it. Uh-
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Glad, glad to keep him happy.
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I think we've done with our business of the day. I know everybody's got plenty to do. So at this time we're gonna adjourn this meeting. Thank you for bringing the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Thank you.