House Bill 12‑85, which the transcript describes as concerning the veterinary workforce and establishing requirements for practice by veterinary professional associates (VPAs), was considered in the committee of the whole and advanced on second reading with several amendments on April 8, 2025.

Senator B. Pelton introduced the bill in committee and moved its consideration. The committee adopted three amendments at the desk—L10 (moved by Senator Kipp), L11 (moved by Senator Cage) and L12 (moved by Senator Kim). Committee discussion in the transcript describes L10 as changing supervising-agreement language, L11 as creating an equivalent registration pathway for veterinary technicians to take the same exam as a VPA, and L12 as addressing identification requirements for VPAs (employer/self-identification rather than mandatory name tags).

Each of those amendments was adopted by the committee (voice votes were recorded for the amendments), and the committee reported the amended bill to the full Senate. The committee report was adopted by the full Senate with a recorded 34‑0 vote; the clerk’s report states House Bill 12‑85, as amended, passed second reading and was placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

The transcript does not include the final statutory text or any fiscal note in the provided excerpt. The record shows the committee-level changes were intended to implement the will of voters referenced in the floor remarks (the speaker referenced Proposition 129 as background for legislative follow-up), and that the amendments were characterized by sponsors as technical or to create registration pathways.