# Rhode Island S3180: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE .

Rhode Island S3180, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian J. Thompson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 393) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3180-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island S3180
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-03
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 393
- Sponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

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## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: V. Susan Sosnowski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | VETERINARY PRACTICE PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE Passage | pass | 32 | 6 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 393 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-10: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-07: Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- 2026-05-20: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-15: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2026)
- 2026-04-03: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3180 - As Introduced, 2026-04-03: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3180.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3180.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3180 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3180.htm)
- [S3180 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3180.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3180-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).