# Arizona SB 1030: veterinarian malpractice actions; damages

Arizona SB 1030, veterinarian malpractice actions; damages, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-14 (undefined: HELD) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1030
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: veterinarian malpractice actions; damages
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-04-14, undefined: HELD
- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: damages, definition, malpractice action, professions and occupations - title 32, veterinarian malpractice actions, veterinarians
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (30 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | DP | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 20 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | DPA | pass | 4 | 2 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-04-14: undefined: HELD (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1030P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520548)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1030S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527739)

## Related bills

- SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1030P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520548)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1030S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527739)

## Related
- [SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1740-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1030-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).